amam: We are goioi to shift our
focucu to O E heated debataton
many cololge campuses over the
Israel hamas warar and concerns
over incidents off violence come
of thrhrts and hate speech W wch
made thehe way to capitol hill
totoy.
Prototts that erupted a aer the
October 7 hamamattack on Israel
ve roiled cocoege campuses
across the country..
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With college adminintrators
fafang bacacash over the
responses to alleged incidences
of anti-semimism.
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congressioiol hearing today as
the president T Harvard
university, ththuniversity of
Pennsylvania, andassachusetts
institute ofechnology faced
ququtions from the house
committee on education andndhe
workforcrc
a a mmittee chairwoman opened
the hearing, accusingnghe
schools of fostering G culture
ofnti-semitism.
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anan hate are amongng the poisoned
fruits of yourur institutiono's
cultltes.
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whwhassumed the role this S smer
, acknowledge her owowstruggles
at such a tensnsmoment.
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jewish communini are hurting and
experiencingngrief, fear, andnd
trtrma.
I have heaea fromaculty,
students, staffnd alumni of
incidents of intimididion and
hahassment.
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ofof H hvard's Muslim and Arab
communities are E so hurting.
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have alsls felt the bondndof our
commmmity straiai
in response, I havavthought to
confnfnt hate while preservrvg
--ought to confront T te while
prprerving free expressioio
this is diffffult work and I
know I have not a says gotten it
right.
Geoff: Sally Kornbluth is the
president of M.I.T.
>> I havavbeen the president off
M.I.T. Since jananry of this
ar.
As Ann American, a a jewew and a
human being, I abhoror
anti-s-sitism.
My adminintration is combating
it activivy.
Geoff: Allf the college
leaders who were T ttifying sayay
bigotry a ainst jews,uslims,
or anyononelse was unacceptable,e,
andescribed their effffts to
protott students and foster
civil dialogue a their schoolsls
but since E E outbreak of the
R, it has been easieiesaid
thth done.
At Harvard lasas month, a jewish
student was surrereered -- was
surrououed by pro-palestinian
protesters, yelling shame.
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at.
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yes, N N
was anybyby expelled?
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If you don't know, that is O
too.
>>>> We holdldur community --
>> I will reclaim my time.
Geoff: Elise Stefanik of new
York followed.
>> Will admimiions offers be
rescinded Orr any disciplinary
action be taken againststtudents
oror applicants who sayay "Riveve to
the sea," advovoting for the
murder of jewew
>> As I said,d,hat type of
hateful, reckless, O oensive
speeee is personally aborted to
meet -- a aorrent to me.
>> What action will beaken?
>> When speech crososs into
condndt that violates our
policies, ininuding against
bullying, hararsmentr
intimidationonwe take actctn.
We have robust didiiplinary
prpresses that allowow us to hold
ininviduals accountable.
Geoff: Lawmakers W we universal
in their condemnation N
anti-sememism but Democrats
accused republblans of using
today's H ring for other
purposes.
>> I want to nototthat the maiai
point of this hearingnghould be
to identififbipartisan solutions
to combat anti-semitism, nototn
excuse to attack H her
educatatn O or important D dersity
equiui and inclusion work
happening atolleges across the
country.
Geoff:head of the hearing,
Republicans organaned a press
nference with Jewett students
jewishtudents.
>>>>Or my P pt, I was forced to
leave M mstudyroup halfway
rough the semester bebeuse my
oup members told me thth the
peoplelet the nova M mic
festivalaleserved to D because
they were partrtng on stolen
land.
Geofof one group president
totoed the plan to C CBAT
anan-semitism.
We are making S se that allll
anti-bigotry effffts ensure
education ababt anti-semitism.
Some P pts of our program needed
to be enhanand.
We are workingngn that right
now.
Gegef: In lighgh ofultiple
evevts at variousampuses, the
depapament of education recectly
launchch an investigation intoto
seven schoooo.
The inquiry is focused onon
complains ofofnti-semitism andnd
islamophobia.
Schools could face E loss of
funding G they don't comply.
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