Columbia University and MIT are under scrutiny for alleged antisemitism issues. MIT faculty member Afif Aqrabawi is accused of anti-Israel remarks amid a House investigation. The House Education Committee is investigating antisemitic incidents at Origins High School as well.
MIT landed on the committee’s radar after Kornbluth, along with Claudine Gay and UPenn President Liz Magill, told the panel at a Dec. 7 hearing that whether calls for “genocide of Jews” violate the campus conduct codes would depend on the context. https://t.co/63htYrzqFX
Columbia University leadership has turned a blind eye to the rise in antisemitism on its campus. The @EdWorkforceCmte will not stand for Jewish students consistently being harassed and threatened. Accountability is coming! https://t.co/DujUNeqk5b
Antisemitic incidents at Origins High School continue. Thanks to my colleagues @NYCJewishCaucus we are demanding an immediate, transparent and independent investigation into allegations of persistent Antisemitism & hostile environment that goes unchecked. https://t.co/MAdLhoR7ez
MIT Faculty Member Goes on Anti-Semitic Tirade After House Ed Committee Requests Documents From School https://t.co/K5oushUCZd
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology faces a House investigation and student lawsuit over alleged antisemitism, and faculty neuroscientist Afif Aqrabawi isn't doing the university any favors with his drumbeat of anti-Israel screeds. https://t.co/w46KvZpdCO
MIT scientist Afif Aqrabawi attacks House antisemitism probe with anti-Israel harangue https://t.co/dtpoUlQWRF
Schools like @MIT have allowed antisemitic rot to fester and spread. My colleagues and I on @EdWorkforceCmte and throughout @HouseGOP will continue fighting to support Jewish students against discriminatory antisemitic professors and administrators. @FoxNews: “Jewish MIT…
Instead of banning violent demonstrations and intimidation of Jewish academics and students, @Columbia University is investigating an Israeli academic for standing up against antisemitism. https://t.co/39gKynBgTN