The investigation comes two days after the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania testified in a high-profile congressional hearing on campus antisemitism.
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A GOP-led House committee opened an investigation Thursday into Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, days after lawmakers grilled all three schools’ presidents about tense campus protests related to the Israel-Hamas war.Key Facts
The House Committee on Education & the Workforce announced the probe in a press release on Thursday, saying the committee will investigate the “learning environments” and the policies and disciplinary procedures at the three schools.
The probe comes two days after schools’ presidents testified in a fiery congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses in the wake of Israel’s war with Hamas, and as university officials come under fire from lawmakers, university board members and major donors over their handling of largely pro-Palestinian protests.
