"Concerned that the rights of students and faculty have been violated, a national Muslim civil liberties organization has requested UC Berkeley turn over any information it has on its cooperation with a Trump administration investigation into antisemitism on campus. A California Public Records Act request was filed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations' San Francisco Bay Area office on Nov. 21 in response to the university's sharing of 160 students, staff and faculty names as part of the federal probe."
"UC Berkeley's decision to hand personal information about its own community members to the federal government is a grave breach of trust, particularly in this political climate, said Jeffrey Wang, the nonprofit's civil rights managing attorney in a statement. UC Berkeley Assistant Vice Chancellor Dan Mogulof declined to comment on the records request. The U.S. Department of Education and Department of Justice have been investigating the University of California since early 2025 to determine whether the"
CAIR's San Francisco Bay Area office filed a California Public Records Act request on Nov. 21 seeking UC Berkeley records about cooperation with a federal antisemitism investigation after the university shared names of 160 students, staff and faculty. Jeffrey Wang called UC Berkeley's decision to hand personal information a grave breach of trust. Dan Mogulof declined to comment. The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice have investigated the University of California since early 2025 to determine whether the system permitted antisemitism. Large campus protests demanding institutions cut ties to Israel prompted similar probes nationwide. The university said the Office of the General Counsel complied with legal obligations and handled document sharing.
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