Stefanik grills university president over disciplinary action on campus antisemitism

Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik grilled the president of Pennsylvania’s Haverford College during a legislature proceeding Wednesday implicit disciplinary enactment connected campus-related antisemitism since Hamas’ deadly onslaught connected Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023.

Haverford College President Wendy Raymond tried to sidestep Stefanik’s question of whether determination had been immoderate disciplinary enactment taken against a pupil radical that was accused of antisemitism astatine the college. Raymond said the group’s statements were "repugnant" and indefensible, though did not elaborate connected imaginable discipline.

"I'm asking astir the disciplinary action," Stefanik repeated. "You were the 1 assemblage president who failed to laic retired if immoderate disciplinary enactment has been taken, if immoderate suspensions oregon expulsion. So I americium asking you, was determination immoderate disciplinary enactment taken?"

Raymond again denounced the group’s statements, but said she would not talk to idiosyncratic cases. When pressed connected whether the assemblage took "any" disciplinary measures related to antisemitism, Raymond began to sidestep again earlier answering, "Yes, determination person been some." 

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President of Haverford College Wendy Raymond testifies during a proceeding earlier the House Education and Workforce Committee astatine the Rayburn House Office Building connected Wednesday successful Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Stefanik past asked astir a mathematics prof astatine the assemblage who allegedly made an antisemitic post online and whether the assemblage launched an probe oregon took immoderate disciplinary enactment against the educator.

"Respectfully, representative, I volition not beryllium talking astir idiosyncratic cases," Raymond responded.

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., grilled Raymond during a legislature proceeding connected field antisemitism connected Wednesday. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

"Respectfully, President of Haverford, galore radical person sat successful this presumption who are nary longer successful the positions arsenic president of universities for their nonaccomplishment to reply straightforward questions," Stefanik said.

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Stefanik was referencing her grilling of Ivy League assemblage administrators from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard, her alma mater, successful December 2023 regarding whether "calling for the genocide of Jews" violates the respective school’s codes of conduct. The schoolhouse leaders, however, waffled successful their responses.

"It tin be, depending connected the context," Harvard’s then-President Claudine Gay responded to the question.

"Antisemitic code erstwhile it crosses into behaviour that amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation – that is actionable conduct, and we bash instrumentality action," Gay said erstwhile pressed to reply "yes" oregon "no" if calls for the genocide of Jews interruption schoolhouse rules. 

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Both Gay and Penn’s then-President Liz Magill resigned from their high-profile positions soon aft the hearing, portion footage of the exchanges dispersed similar wildfire connected societal media.

Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report.