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US university leaders challenge campus antisemitism claims in House hearing


Republican-led committee accused UC Berkeley, City University of New York and Georgetown University of bias

Key takeaways from the House antisemitism hearing

Rich Lyons, the University of California, Berkeley, chancellor, challenged US House Republicans on Tuesday as they questioned Lyons and leaders of Georgetown University and the City University of New York in the latest hearing on antisemitism in higher education.

The committee accused the schools of failing to respond adequately to allegations of bias or discrimination, however the university leaders said that disciplinary action had been taken where appropriate and stressed the importance of protecting free speech.

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Author : Diana Ramirez-Simon and agencies

Publish date : 2025-07-16 00:25:00

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