‘Incredibly Chilling’: Advocacy Groups Raise Alarm over Trump’s Demand for List of Jewish Faculty at Penn

Letters to the Editor: Order for University of Pennsylvania to turn over information on Jewish employees doesn’t even make sense

'From a purely practical perspective, what is the University of Pennsylvania to do in adhering to the court's order? Are we supposed to assume the university ... maintains employment records that have a "certain" designation listed next to each worker?,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

‘Incredibly chilling’: Advocacy groups raise alarm over Trump’s demand for list of Jewish faculty at Penn

Jewish groups are raising alarms over a judge’s ruling this week that the University of Pennsylvania must turn over contact information for Jewish faculty and organizations on campus to the Trump administration.  While the Trump administration says the information will assist in an antisemitism investigation into the university, some Jewish advocates argue the government has used their community to advance attacks…

‘List of Jews’ demand ignites uproar at University of Pennsylvania

A request for a ‘list of Jews’ continues to face pushback within the Jewish community at the University of Pennsylvania. It all started with a request from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC. EEOC request A subpoena from the EEOC sought a list of members from Penn’s Jewish community. The commission called it a necessary step to fight antisemitism on campus. It began after protests on campus over Israel’s response in Gaza follow…

We have good reason to be triggered by the fed order for Penn’s list of Jews

(RNS) — The day before Passover, a federal judge ordered the University of Pennsylvania to comply with a subpoena from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeking to obtain lists of Jews who may have experienced or witnessed antisemitism, as part of an investigation into antisemitism on that campus. Judge Gerald J. Pappert of Philadelphia’s Federal District Court ruled that the subpoena falls within the government’s authority, even thoug…

Penn must turn over Jewish employee records to EEOC, judge rules

The agency has requested extensive data — including employee contact information and survey responses — as part of a federal antisemitism probe.

Balancing civil rights and trauma in an antisemitism investigation

In the wake of the October 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, allegations of antisemitism surged on American campuses, including at the University of Pennsylvania. In response, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched a Title VII investigation and subpoenaed Penn for the names and contact information of faculty and staff affiliated with Jewish organizations and Read more… Balancing civil rights and trauma in an antisemitism investi…