Today, House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s decision to investigate reports of antisemitic harassment at Haverford College: “I applaud the Trump administration’s decision to investigate antisemitic harassment and discrimination at Haverford. During the Committee’s hearing in May, Haverford’s president re... Read more »
In Case You Missed It...Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) joined NewsNation to discuss the Committee’s hearing with the leaders of Georgetown University, UC Berkeley, and The City University of New York (CUNY) to examine the root causes of antisemitism on America’s college campuses. Why were Georgetown, UC Berkeley, and CUNY selected to testified? “We wanted to make su... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding and Ideology”: "Last Congress, the Committee on Education and Workforce conducted vital, rigorous oversight of the antisemitic violence that spiraled out of control on college... Read more »
Today, the Education and Workforce Committee held a hearing to examine the main drivers of antisemitism on college campuses such as polices on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), foreign funding, unions, and faculty members that espouse antisemitism. Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) discussed how DEI policies perpetuate antisemitic ideology. “The DEI ideology embraced by so many universit... Read more »
Credentialed media planning to cover the hearing need to RSVP to Sara@mail.house.gov Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a full Committee hearing titled “Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology.” “We continue to see antisemitic hatred festering at schools across the country,”... Read more »
Credentialed media planning to cover the hearing need to RSVP to Sara@mail.house.gov On Tuesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a full Committee hearing titled “Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology.” “We continue to see antisemitic hatred festering at schools across the country... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) sent a letter to Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman requesting clarification on a variety of texts and emails sent by Shipman appearing to drown out Pro-Israel voices on campus and downplay fears of Jewish students. The letter also a... Read more »
Credentialed media planning to cover the hearing need to RSVP to Sara@mail.house.gov On Wednesday, July 9, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and Workforce, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a full Committee hearing titled “Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology.” “We continue to see antisemitic hatred festering at schools across t... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement after the Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism found that Harvard University’s failure to protect Jewish students violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act: "Any institution that receives federal funding must adhere to federal law, period. While our Committee has played a significant role in uncover... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent letters to DePaul University, California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo), and Haverford College requesting additional information from the schools’ leaders following their testimony at a Committee hearing examining the threat of antisemitism on our college campuses. In the letter to DePaul University, Chairman... Read more »
