The reality of this situation is much darker than most Americans realize.
Inside Higher Ed reports:
House Report on Campus Antisemitism Details Need for Colleges to ‘Restore Order’House Republicans lambasted private elite colleges and some state flagship universities for how they’ve handled pro-Palestinian protests in a new report in which they argue that antisemitism has engulfed college campuses and administrators prioritized “terrorist sympathizers” over the Jewish community.In the scathing 325-page report released Thursday, Republicans on House Education and Workforce Committee detailed the findings of their yearlong investigation into antisemitism at 11 colleges. Most of the findings reiterated many of the same points they’ve been making publicly since Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.Jon Fansmith, senior vice president for government relations and national engagement at the American Council on Education, said the report is a “wholly partisan effort” that wasted a significant chance for productive analysis.“We had an opportunity through hearings, and now through 300-plus pages of report language, to look at, what are solutions? [To] identify problems, identify best practices [and] think about ways to actually directly help students, especially Jewish students,” Fansmith said. But the final report is merely a continuation of the same script, and “it’s unfortunate,” he added.Other higher education experts and lobbyists say the report demonstrates the weaponization of antisemitism and overlooks the fine line between protecting free speech and civil rights. They also questioned the role of the federal government in overseeing colleges.“This report is further proof that the House Committee is attempting to harness these painful divides to interfere with, undermine, and delegitimize American higher education in the minds of the public,” American Association of University Professors president Todd Wolfson said in a statement to Inside Higher Ed. “Government interference with higher education is a perilous path and this must be a moment of clarity for faculty, staff, and students on our campuses.”
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