Recent reports have highlighted a concerning surge in antisemitic incidents across several prestigious U.S. universities, including Harvard, Stanford, and Middlebury College. At Harvard, there has been criticism of the administration's silence and lack of action in response to antisemitism on campus. The Education and Workforce Committee, chaired by Virginia Foxx, is holding Harvard accountable, with investigations revealing Harvard's failure to cooperate by not providing necessary documents. Middlebury College is accused of retaliating against Jewish students and refusing to recognize Jewish groups. Stanford University faced a backlash for its handling of a forum on combating antisemitism, which was disrupted by protesters threatening Jewish students. The situation at Stanford has been described as systemic institutional rot, with calls for the expulsion of those threatening Jewish students. High-profile figures, including Penny Pritzker, have been subpoenaed in the Harvard antisemitism probe. The House GOP is working to protect students and hold universities accountable for their role in fueling antisemitism, with subpoenas issued to gather more information on the universities' handling of these issues.
A warning to all educational institutions — antisemitism will not be tolerated. I will again state clearly, for the record, if you allow antisemitism to continue on your campus, you are my enemy. https://t.co/iL7DNIFVIc
Some of the documents include meeting minutes from Harvard’s top boards and any records and communications since January 2021 that relate to antisemitism. https://t.co/pdD5xqLwE5
.@TheLeoTerrell: "What has Harvard done to protect the Jewish students on the campus? I would submit to you ... nothing." https://t.co/b5d4dqOvbj
After former-Harvard President Claudine Gay testified that calls for the genocide of Jews wouldn’t break university policy, @HouseGOP is working to protect students from rampant antisemitism and hold universities accountable for their role in fueling it. Read more:…
“It is my hope that these subpoenas serve as a wakeup call to Harvard that Congress will not tolerate antisemitic hate in its classrooms or on campus,” Ms. Foxx said in a statement. https://t.co/pdD5xqM4tD
Stanford has fallen: Prestigious college is plagued by anti-Semitism and refuses to discipline teaching assistant wearing 'Ask me about Jihad poster' who said he'd welcome Biden's assassination and Hamas US government https://t.co/EVF81BrwFG https://t.co/VWiSIVbWJn
Stanford officials slammed after campus plagued by anti-Semitism https://t.co/7jq0DepfJa https://t.co/0TX0fnjGKi
Stanford’s event on combating anti-Semitism was overrun by virulent, hate-spewing, threat-making anti-Semites. Will there be consequences for open bigotry? https://t.co/3pjDtJrh3Y
Incredible reporting here that reveals systemic institutional rot. If Stanford wanted to stop the antisemites threatening Jewish students, it would expel them. The protests would end almost immediately. Instead, the administration is trying to appease them. Shameful. https://t.co/89CY4V4yos
Harvard's obstruction tactics in response to @EdWorkforceCmte's investigation into pervasive antisemitism on campus are unacceptable and insufficient. https://t.co/GYJ4SNwKnj
‘Run by the Mob’: How Anti-Semites Took Over Stanford’s Campus https://t.co/aXirSU6HgT
The idea that Penny Pritzker "is willing to tolerate the proliferation of antisemitism on its campus" is preposterous. The Pritzkers fled antisemitism in Eastern Europe - Penny Pritzker, others subpoenaed in Harvard antisemitism probe https://t.co/cqFe3T7EmD via @crainschicago
NEW: Last month Stanford held a forum on combating anti-Semitism. By the night’s end, protesters had physically threatened Jewish students, harassed a rabbi, and told employees they would "find out where you live." And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.🧵https://t.co/ZCbscd8Gjx
Middlebury College accused of retaliating against Jewish students who reported antisemitism, refusing to recognize Jewish groups on campus, and even telling students to remove the word "Jewish" and avoid references to Israel in advertising an event. Wow. https://t.co/DbGXstYfPs
Harvard has had an opportunity to cooperate and provide necessary documents related to the investigation. They have not done that. Antisemitism will not be tolerated. We will not tolerate stonewalling Congress, either. https://t.co/WfmsWCxSly
Harvard’s failures cannot go unanswered. I am proud that Chair @virginiafoxx and my colleagues on the @EdWorkforceCmte are holding them accountable. Rest assured, our work is far from over and we will not stop until we rid college campuses of the scourge of anti-semitism. https://t.co/6HNggziTGi
There is no end to the depths of Jew-hatred at @Harvard, nor seemingly the deafening silence and absence of Harvard leadership and administrators! https://t.co/vGbJee5rbi