evt_2024_0002
Drexel University announced a voluntary resolution agreement with OCR after a Title VI investigation into reported harassment based on shared Jewish ancestry.
Drexel University stated that OCR had opened an investigation into Drexel's response to reported harassment of students on the basis of national origin, specifically shared Jewish ancestry, under Title VI. The university announced a voluntary resolution agreement on August 2, 2024.
Public institutional response
Drexel said the voluntary resolution reflected a commitment to take steps necessary to maintain a safe, respectful, and inclusive campus environment.
- Response date
- 2024-08-02
- Legal status
- OCR voluntary resolution agreement announced
- School
- Drexel University
- Date
- 2024-08-02
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Category
- OCR complaint
- Communities
- Jewish
- Verification
- Verified from public source
- Confidence
- High
- Verification rationale
- Verified from public source; 1 public source reviewed (University statement). Confidence reflects source support, not severity.
- Last updated
- 2026-06-03
- Record hash
- sha256:b123eed4172f53efbcacfc4c50031b540e7f7a5f99f3900fa7c99bb66ae836c4