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 »
Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to the President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bowdoin College demanding disciplinary records for those who participated in antisemitic incidents on campus. In the letter, Walberg and Owens write: “The Committee on Educatio... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled “Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses”: "The Committee on Education and Workforce has been instrumental in exposing the antisemitism that has infected our nation’s oldest and best-known institutions of highe... Read more »
Today, the Committee on Education and Workforce held a hearing to examine the rise in antisemitism on college campuses beyond the Ivy League. Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) opened the hearing by highlighting how campus antisemitism has spread rapidly across the nation. “The scourge of antisemitism has taken root far beyond the country’s best-known ivory towers. And it’s our responsibility ... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) participated in a press conference to address the rise of antisemitism on college campuses across the United States. The press conference comes the day before the Committee's hearing titled “Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses.” Chairman Walberg was joined by House Republican Conference... Read more »
Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) will participate in a press conference to address the rise of antisemitism on college campuses across the United States. The press conference will take place ahead of the Committee’s hearing titled “Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses.” Chairman Walberg will be joined by... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after a Harvard task force issued a scathing report detailing widespread antisemitism while administrators put the wants of terrorist sympathizers over the safety of Jewish students, faculty, and staff: “This report shows what Committee Republicans have highlighted for years: antisemitism is running... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) joined Fox News to discuss antisemitism on college campuses and the Committee’s efforts to advance budget legislation that cuts wasteful spending and puts more money back in Americans’ pockets. On passing budget legislation to cut waste, fraud, and abuse: “We’re looking at some significant cuts that willin fact—I... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent letters to California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo), DePaul University, and Haverford College ahead of the May 7 Committee hearing. In the letter to California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo), the Members... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent letters to five schools (Barnard College, Bowdoin College, Northwestern University, Pomona College, and Sarah Lawrence College) demanding answers regarding their lackluster response to the rise in antisemitism on their campuses. In the ... Read more »
