ICYMI: Stefanik Promises to Hold Colleges Accountable at E&W Roundtable on Campus Antisemitism

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"Thank you so much Chairwoman Foxx, and thank you to each of the students for bravely sharing your testimony of your experiences that you have faced on campus. The inexcusable, hateful, and vicious antisemitism that these universities have allowed to take root and it is a rot that goes deep.

One of you testified that it’s not just about university presidents being removed, but that the fact that had to be pushed on places like Harvard for over a month was inexcusable. We need to continue to make sure that there is accountability to root out this rot of antisemitism. It is clear: It’s not just Harvard, Penn, and MIT, but each of these university leaders have failed. It is atrocious to hear the experiences that each of you have faced whether it’s threats of violent act or the horrific, horrific antisemitic statements.

My question is for Mr. Kestenbaum from Harvard as well as Talia from MIT. Both of those university presidents, one in the case is former, were in that hearing that set off an earthquake and a reckoning. Can you talk to me: What the experience has been on campus after that hearing? So you have a removal of one university, and it’s gotten worse, the antisemitism, and you have a failure from the MIT board to remove the president, in Dr. Kornbluth, and it’s also gotten worse. Can you walk me through, specifically, the antisemitism task force and some of the other things you weren't able to get to in your testimony?”

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