"Although some of the demands outlined by the government are aimed at combating anti-Semitism, the majority represent direct governmental regulation of the 'intellectual conditions' at Harvard," Garber wrote. Top Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who was lauded by Trump last year for aggressive questioning of universities over anti-Semitism, called for Harvard to be defunded, calling it "the epitome of the moral and academic rot in higher education." The New York firebrand Stefanik, seen as one of the most vocal supporters in Congress of Israel and US Jewish causes, accused the university of tolerating "raging anti-Semitism."
Author: Agence France-Presse
Published at: 2025-04-14 21:53:40
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