House committee subpoenas Harvard in antisemitism probe

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief:  A congressional committee said Friday that it’s subpoenaing top Harvard University officials to obtain documents related to its ongoing investigation into how the Ivy League institution addresses antisemitism on campus.  Rep. Virginia Foxx, the North … Read more

Foxx demands Cardona resignation over antisemitism response

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, called for the resignation of U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Tuesday, blasting him for not condemning the chant “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” as being … Read more

Harvard, Penn, MIT and Cornell face new House probe over campus antisemitism

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief:  Rep. Jason Smith, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, launched a probe into four top-ranked universities this week over their responses to antisemitism on their campuses.  The committee is looking into Harvard University, … Read more

House Republicans urge Cardona to implement Trump executive order on antisemitism

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Republicans on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce this week urged U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to implement a Trump-era executive order intended to combat antisemitism.  Every year since the executive order was signed, the … Read more