House Committee Tells Harvard it Has Two Weeks to Hand Over Antisemitism Investigation Documents
“grave concerns regarding the inadequacy of Harvard’s response to the anti-Semitism on its campus”
Harvard isn’t out of the woods on this issue. Things could actually get worse for them.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
Congress Gives Harvard Two Weeks to Produce Documents for Antisemitism Investigation
A House committee on Tuesday requested a laundry list of documentation from Harvard University in its investigation into anti-Jewish activity at the school and the steps Harvard has taken to address it.
The committee gave the school two weeks to produce documentation related to Jewish students and antisemitism, including internal emails and text messages between board members, proof of disciplinary actions for harassment of Jewish students, and information on all foreign donations and funding, namely from Qatari sources.
The 9-page letter, sent by the same committee that last month called then Harvard President Claudine Gay to testify about the school’s response to antisemitism, cites “grave concerns regarding the inadequacy of Harvard’s response to the anti-Semitism on its campus.”
The letter is the latest salvo in a series of inquiries and backlash that have resulted in the resignations of Gay and University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill related to how elite schools are dealing with antisemitism on their campuses in the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas war.
Despite Gay’s departure, “Harvard’s institutional failures regarding antisemitism extend well beyond one leader,” the committee wrote.
A spokesperson for Harvard said the university is reviewing Foxx’s letter and will be in touch with the committee regarding the request.
The committee’s request includes “all reports of antisemitic acts or incidents and related documents and communications since January 1, 2021.” It enumerates two dozen categories of requested information including the results of any disciplinary processes involving the targeting of Jews, Zionists or Israelis; reports of allegations of hate crimes or disruption of access to safe learning environments; and any legal or financial settlements by Harvard in response to complaints of discrimination, harassment or violations of free speech.
The letter is signed by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R., N.C.), chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. It is addressed to Penny Pritzker, the senior fellow at the Harvard Corporation, and Alan Garber, Harvard’s interim president.
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Now do MIT kornbluth.
How about all Ivy League next?
Does anybody else notice that our “Republican Majority” never has the wherewithal to knock a malfeasor down, but is real great at piling on once somebody else has?
Harvard ranks dead last in the FIRE rankings of free speech on campus.