Among those listed is feminist philosopher Judith Butler, who likened the move to a ‘practice from the McCarthy era’.The University of California (UC), Berkeley in the United States has provided information on more than 150 faculty members and students to President Donald Trump’s administration, as part of a federal investigation into “alleged incidents of anti-Semitism” on college campuses nationwide.UC Berkeley said on Friday the names of the 160 students, faculty and staff were sent to the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, and affected members of the campus were notified by the institution last week.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt added the Education Department launched an investigation several months ago into its handling of complaints related to “alleged incidents of anti-Semitism” and demanded documentation.The office of the president of the University of California said the institution is subject to oversight by federal and state agencies and that its campuses, like UC Berkeley, “routinely receive document requests in connection with government audits, compliance reviews, or investigations”.“UC is committed to protecting the privacy of our students, faculty, and staff to the greatest extent possible, while fulfilling its legal obligations,” a spokesperson of the office of the UC president added.The government had no immediate comment.Since taking office for a second term, Trump has threatened federal funding cuts for universities over pro-Palestinian student protests held last spring. The government alleges universities allowed anti-Semitis …
