Campus Antisemitism
“In the face of a surge in antisemitic bias and discrimination—we believe it is critical we provide unqualified support for Jewish students to live free from fear,” wrote Rep. Nancy Mace.
“This grant may mark a new beginning, but the bond between our communities is not new; it is steeped in history,” said Ronnie Hopkins, president of Voorhees University.
Rep. Virginia Foxx, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, asked the public California university to provide materials by April 2 at noon.
The case appears destined for the U.S. Supreme Court, with potentially profound effects on public employee-union relationships.
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating California and New Jersey school districts and universities in Hawaii and California.
The Argaman Institute called the conference following the scenes of pro-Hamas support on U.S. campuses.
“Cornell refuses to enforce the student code of conduct, fostering a hostile climate that endangers Jewish students,” per a brochure that Alums for Campus Fairness distributed.
House Education Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx said “some of the worst cases of antisemitic assaults, harassment and vandalism” had occurred at the New York City school.
Seekonk Public Schools, Yonkers Public Schools and the Cheney, Wash. university are being probed for alleged Title VI violations.
The public school quietly excised the widely-used definition late last year, after initially pairing it with a fringe competing definition.
MIT “has demonstrated a clear double standard in how it has tolerated antisemitic harassment and intimidation,” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) wrote.
More than a dozen members of the group had attached items onto the school’s “Spirit Wall.”
