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Tag: House Education And Workforce Committee

0 Education Antisemitism

Congress grills K-12 school officials from New York, Berkeley and Maryland on responses to antisemitism

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 8 May

In a congressional hearing, leaders of K-12 school systems in New York City, Berkeley, and Maryland were questioned about their responses to antisemitism in schools.

0 Education Antisemitism

Speaking Up about Anti-Semitism at Harvard

Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter in Ami · 6 Mar

Orthodox Jewish student Shabbos Kestenbaum recently testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee about anti-Semitism on college campuses.

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Will MIT’s Sally Kornbluth survive the campus antisemitism reckoning?

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 5 Jan

Sally Kornbluth, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is facing opposition and pressure following her participation in a controversial congressional hearing on antisemitism.

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Harvard president will remain in office despite criticism of her response to antisemitism

BCohen in Forward · 12 Dec 2023

Harvard University's board of directors has decided to keep Claudine Gay as the school's president despite criticism of her response to antisemitism on campus.

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Under fire, Harvard and UPenn presidents condemn calling for genocide of Jews

BCohen in Forward · 7 Dec 2023

The presidents of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University have faced criticism and calls to resign after their responses to a question about calling for the genocide of Jews during a congressional hearing.