A federal judge in Chicago declined to issue a temporary restraining order to a group of Northwestern University graduate students Monday, who are boycotting the school’s controversial antibias training video on antisemtism.
Two graduate students and the campus organization Northwestern Graduate Workers for Palestine are seeking class-action status in a lawsuit filed against Northwestern last week. They allege that a required section of the university’s training module on antisemitism discriminates against Palestinian and Arab students.
Those who refuse to complete the online training are unable to enroll in fall classes, jeopardizing their student status. For some students, the final deadline for course registration was midnight Monday — leading the plaintiffs to ask for injunctive re