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Northwestern University Dossier

15 source-backed records in the current dataset. This dossier is generated from public event records and does not rank the institution, score safety, or estimate incident prevalence.

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Records
15
Communities
Ethnicity, Gender, Jewish, LGBTQ+, National origin, Race, Religion
Categories
Harassment or threat, OCR complaint, Other source-backed civil rights event, Vandalism
Latest update
2026-06-03
Dataset snapshot
sha256:350cf2e2797cbfe3241b937126ac3c9faec10c77ea5d1a4034bddfd9ab1f028f
Use limit
Do not read this dossier as a ranking, safety score, legal finding, or complete incident history.
Website
https://www.northwestern.edu

Timeline

Date Category Record Sources
2025-03-10 OCR complaint The U.S. Department of Education listed Northwestern University among 60 universities receiving OCR letters while under investigation or monitoring for antisemitic discrimination and harassment concerns. 1
2025-02-03 OCR complaint The U.S. Department of Education announced that OCR opened a Title VI investigation into Northwestern University related to reported antisemitic harassment. 1
2024-01-01 Harassment or threat ED campus safety data listed 2 reported on-campus hate-crime statistics for Northwestern University: Intimidation characterized by Religion. 1
2024-01-01 Other source-backed civil rights event ED campus safety data listed one reported on-campus hate-crime statistic for Northwestern University: Larceny-theft characterized by National origin. 1
2024-01-01 Other source-backed civil rights event ED campus safety data listed one reported on-campus hate-crime statistic for Northwestern University: Larceny-theft characterized by Religion. 1
2024-01-01 Harassment or threat ED campus safety data listed one reported on-campus hate-crime statistic for Northwestern University: Simple assault characterized by National origin. 1
2024-01-01 Harassment or threat ED campus safety data listed one reported on-campus hate-crime statistic for Northwestern University: Simple assault characterized by Religion. 1
2024-01-01 Vandalism ED campus safety data listed one reported on-campus hate-crime statistic for Northwestern University: Destruction/damage/vandalism characterized by LGBTQ+. 1
2024-01-01 Vandalism ED campus safety data listed one reported on-campus hate-crime statistic for Northwestern University: Destruction/damage/vandalism characterized by National origin. 1
2024-01-01 Harassment or threat ED campus safety data listed one reported public-property hate-crime statistic for Northwestern University: Intimidation characterized by Race. 1
2023-01-01 Harassment or threat ED campus safety data listed one reported on-campus hate-crime statistic for Northwestern University: Intimidation characterized by Ethnicity. 1
2023-01-01 Harassment or threat ED campus safety data listed one reported on-campus hate-crime statistic for Northwestern University: Intimidation characterized by Race. 1
2022-01-01 Harassment or threat ED campus safety data listed 2 reported on-campus hate-crime statistics for Northwestern University: Intimidation characterized by LGBTQ+. 1
2022-01-01 Harassment or threat ED campus safety data listed one reported on-campus hate-crime statistic for Northwestern University: Intimidation characterized by LGBTQ+. 1
2022-01-01 Harassment or threat ED campus safety data listed one reported on-campus hate-crime statistic for Northwestern University: Simple assault characterized by Gender. 1

Institutional Responses

Date Record Public response
2025-03-10 The U.S. Department of Education listed Northwestern University among 60 universities receiving OCR letters while under investigation or monitoring for antisemitic discrimination and harassment concerns. The record currently summarizes the public OCR letter action. It does not evaluate the institution's completed response.
2025-02-03 The U.S. Department of Education announced that OCR opened a Title VI investigation into Northwestern University related to reported antisemitic harassment. The source announces an OCR investigation. The current record does not summarize Northwestern's institutional response beyond the public government action.

Public Legal/OCR Items

Date Record Status
2025-03-10 The U.S. Department of Education listed Northwestern University among 60 universities receiving OCR letters while under investigation or monitoring for antisemitic discrimination and harassment concerns. OCR letter sent while institution was under investigation or monitoring
2025-02-03 The U.S. Department of Education announced that OCR opened a Title VI investigation into Northwestern University related to reported antisemitic harassment. OCR directed investigation announced