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WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, at 2:30 p.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a bipartisan roundtable to hear from Jewish students from nine universities about their experiences with antisemitism on campus.
 
“These students are dealing with antisemitism at their respective universities on a daily basis. Their courage to speak out and share their stories will give the American people a new look at what is truly happening on college campuses around the country,” said Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC). “This roundtable will help inform the Committee’s next steps in the antisemitism investigation as it continues to hold postsecondary education accountable for rampant antisemitism.”
 
What:
Bipartisan roundtable with Jewish students to discuss antisemitism at postsecondary institutions
 
When:
2:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 29, 2024
 
Where:
Cannon Caucus Room, Room 390, Cannon House Office Building

Who:

• Shabbos Kestenbaum, Harvard University
• Noah Rubin, University of Pennsylvania
• Talia Khan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Eden Yadegar, Columbia University
• Hannah Beth Schlacter, University of California, Berkeley
• Joe J. Gindi, Rutgers University
• Kevin Feigelis, Stanford University
• Yasmeen Ohebsion, Tulane University
• Jacob Khalili, Cooper Union

Press:
Media planning to attend the roundtable in person must RSVP to Nick.Barley@mail.house.gov. The roundtable will be live-streamed on the Committee's YouTube page.

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