DePaul University president grilled by House Education and Workforce Committee over campus antisemitism

DePaul University president grilled by House Education and Workforce Committee over campus antisemitism

WASHINGTON (AP/WGN) — DePaul University President Robert Manuel and the heads of two other colleges were grilled before the House Education and Workforce Committee (HEWC) Wednesday. Manuel and his counterparts were berated by Republican lawmakers in a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism, with some suggesting schools should lose federal funding because if they refuse to discuss student discipline in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests. …

Congressional Republicans accused of political witch hunt in antisemitism hearing involving DePaul president

DePaul University President Robert Manuel was pummeled by Congressional Republicans Wednesday during more than three hours of heated questions about alleged antisemitism related to Gaza war protests on the school's Lincoln Park campus.Meanwhile, a civil rights attorney also testifying before the hearing in Washington compared the proceedings to a long-discredited Cold War-era anti-communism campaign famously waged by U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy…

DePaul President apologizes for antisemitism on campus at congressional hearing – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

Robert Manuel joined the presidents of Haverford College and California Polytechnic State University at the hearing in Washington, D.C. to address the rise of antisemitism on college campuses in the wake of Israel’s response to the attacks and subsequent war in Gaza.

DePaul students decry president’s testimony, say antisemitism efforts silence Pro-Palestinian voices

Dozens of DePaul University students are voicing deep frustration in response to testimony delivered Wednesday by President Robert Manuel, who heads the private university.

Lawmakers divided on a path forward to address campus antisemitism

The Trump administration has put antisemitism on college campuses in the spotlight.But during a Wednesday House hearing, lawmakers appeared divided on a concrete clear path forward to protect Jewish students.They questioned university leaders on Capitol Hill Wednesday about antisemitism and protests on their campuses over the war in Gaza.The presidents from Haverford College in Pennsylvania, DePaul University in Illinois and California Polytechn…

DePaul President apologizes for antisemitism on campus at congressional hearing

CHICAGO — DePaul University’s President Robert Manuel testified before the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee Wednesday morning, apologizing for any harm caused to Jewish students, faculty and staff since the terrorist attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.