Yale graduates stage a walkout during the commencement ceremony at Old Campus in New Haven, Conn., May 20 2024. (Richard Harbus for Fox News Digital)
Lawmakers have been skeptical of the group, too. In 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis directed state universities to disband SJP chapters, alleging that the organization illegally supported Hamas.
"Concerns have been raised about disturbing antisemitic conduct at the gathering," Yale's statement said. "The university is investigating those concerns, as harassment and discrimination are antithetical to learning and scholarship. Yale condemns antisemitism and will hold those who violate our policies accountable through our disciplinary processes."
The university added that it supports "free expression on campus" that complies with the school's "time, place, and manner rules."
The student group posted videos of the demonstration on its Instagram account, and videos posted to X showed a group linking arms and blocking a Jewish student from passing through the area.
Protesters were heard chanting, "Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest."
Yale graduates stage a walkout during the commencement ceremony at Old Campus in New Haven, Conn., May 20 2024. (Richard Harbus for Fox News Digital)
The disciplinary action comes nearly a year after anti-Israel protests erupted across Ivy League campuses, with Yale being one of the universities with major disruptions and arrests, including a massive graduation walkout. Yale University's president during the 2024 pro-Palestine protests was Peter Salovey. Maurie McInnis succeeded him June 30.
Yale maintains it took disciplinary action against the students appropriately this week and kept a "calm campus."
The removal of the student group's official status comes a few months after President Donald Trump clamped down on antisemitism on college campuses. In January, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to report on actions taken to address antisemitism in public education and to analyze complaints related to campus antisemitism after the Oct. 7 attacks.
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But not all schools are falling in line with Trump's order. Harvard University announced this week a lawsuit against the Trump administration for freezing billions of dollars in research funding to the Ivy League school.
The complaint argues the administration can't make a "rational connection" between antisemitism on the campus and the federal funding it receives.
Jamie Joseph is a U.S. Politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering transgender and culture issues, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and stateside legislative developments.
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