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Oh boy, buckle up! The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is making some serious waves, folks! In a bold move, the Republican-led committee has announced that it’s slapping Harvard University with some subpoenas. Yep, you heard that right. Subpoenas! Now, why would they do such a thing, you may ask? Well, it all has to do with their probe into antisemitism on college campuses. And let me tell you, they mean business.
Chairing this committee is none other than the fabulous GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina. She’s a tough cookie who doesn’t mess around, that’s for sure. And she’s not too pleased with Harvard’s response to their investigation. So, she decided to bring out the big guns – subpoenas! Foxx demanded documents from Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny Pritzker, interim President Alan Garber, and Harvard Management Company CEO Narv Narvekar. And guess what? They didn’t deliver. Ouch!
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Foxx is not one to mince her words, let me tell you. She said she’s “extremely disappointed” in Harvard’s approach to the investigation. She even called out their previous claims of cooperation, saying that a whopping 40 percent of the documents Harvard provided were already publicly available. Burn! Quality, not quantity, is what the committee is after, Foxx explained. And Harvard just didn’t measure up.
But wait, it gets juicier. Apparently, Harvard didn’t satisfy the committee’s “priority requests” in their most recent response. Foxx even said their other responses had “notable deficiencies.” Well, well, well, Harvard, looks like you’ve got some explaining to do. Foxx had given them a warning, but did they listen? Nope!
So, in an ultimate power move, Foxx issued the subpoenas and demanded Harvard produce information in 11 key areas. They want to know exactly what Harvard is doing to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for Jewish students on campus. Seems pretty reasonable to me. After all, who wants to go to a university that doesn’t prioritize the safety of its students, right?
Now, you may remember there was a hearing back in December where the then-Harvard President Claudine Gay completely dropped the ball. When asked if antisemitic chants violated their codes of conduct, she and other Ivy League executives couldn’t give a straight answer. Talk about avoiding the topic! Well, let’s just say the pressure got to her, and she resigned in January, claiming “racial animus.” Sounds like she’s playing the victim card to me.
As of now, Harvard hasn’t responded to requests for comment. We’re all waiting with bated breath to see what they have to say. But one thing’s for sure, folks: the House Committee on Education and the Workforce isn’t playing around. They want answers, and they want them now. And in my humble conservative opinion, it’s about time someone held these universities accountable for their actions. Keep fighting the good fight, Rep. Foxx!
