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ICYMI: Chairman Walberg Talks Antisemitism on NewsNation

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 16, 2025

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.

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Why were Georgetown, UC Berkeley, and CUNY selected to testified?

“We wanted to make sure that we’ve not only touched Harvard or Columbia…but we want to look at other schools as well that have had significant problems on their campuses. … [W]e want schools all across the nation to know we aren’t going to accept this, and this isn’t going to go away so long as antisemitism continues to erupt on campuses and destroy opportunities for Jewish students.”

Pressure from the Committee is making positive changes:

“All three of the university chancellors, presidents indicated ‘Yes,’ there was antisemitism on their campus[es]. Our concern was that they had done very little to stop it until we called on them, to have them in front of a hearing. Then we found responses including suspension of some faculty, suspension of a student, and things like that but not until the push came [from the Committee].”

The Committee will continue to fight to protect Jewish students:

“It’s very clear this is unique to Jewish students who are followed home, who are threatened… We are not going to accept this. … We are not opposing first amendment liberties, we are not opposing a normal campus situation where there is diversity and there is debate but we are opposing it when it gets into violence and it gets into a situation where students, Jewish students specifically, don’t feel safe on campus or able to enjoy the education they ought to have.” 
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