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Foxx Calls on Yale, UCLA, and Michigan to Appear Before the Committee About Antisemitism

Credentialed media planning to cover the hearing need to RSVP to Nick.Barley@mail.house.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30, 2024

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, May 23, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full Committee hearing with the presidents of Yale, UCLA, and Michigan titled “Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos.”
 
“The Committee has a clear message for mealy-mouthed, spineless college leaders: Congress will not tolerate your dereliction of your duty to your Jewish students.” said Chairwoman Foxx. “No stone must go unturned while buildings are being defaced, campus greens are being captured, or graduations are being ruined. College is not a park for playacting juveniles or a battleground for radical activists. Everyone affiliated with these universities will receive a healthy dose of reality: actions have consequences.”
 
What:
Full Committee hearing titled “Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos”
 
When:
10:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2024
 
Where:
2175 Rayburn House Office Building
 
Invited Majority Witnesses:

  • Dr. Peter Salovey, President, Yale University
  • Dr. Gene Block, Chancellor, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Dr. Santa Ono, President, University of Michigan  
Press:
Credentialed media planning to cover the hearing need to RSVP to Nick.Barley@mail.house.gov. The hearing will be live-streamed on the Committee's YouTube page.
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