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Republicans press leaders of Georgetown, Berkeley and CUNY on antisemitism complaints
UNITED STATES, JUL 15 – House Republicans questioned university leaders on disciplinary actions and policy changes amid at least 60 federal investigations into antisemitism following pro-Palestinian protests.
- On July 15, 2025, House Republicans questioned leaders of Georgetown University, UC Berkeley, and CUNY during a hearing in Washington, D.C., on campus antisemitism.
- The hearing came as part of a sequence of Republican-led investigations sparked by demonstrations supporting Palestinian causes and claims of hostility toward Jewish individuals following Hamas’s attacks on October 7, 2023.
- Chancellors Lyons and Matos Rodríguez and Interim President Groves testified amid protest disruptions and faced accusations of insufficient disciplinary action against antisemitic behavior.
- A group of 82 Jewish faculty at UC Berkeley wrote to the House committee affirming that, despite some incidents, the campus is generally safe for Jewish community members, while the university emphasized its strict stance against antisemitism and highlighted ongoing efforts to address it.
- The hearing highlighted ongoing tensions over antisemitism, foreign funding, and free speech, indicating sustained federal scrutiny of university policies and campus climate.
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