A new report from the Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias highlights Harvard’s anti-semitism problem.
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WiththeTrumpadministrationthreateningtocutoffitsfederalsupport,Harvardrecentlyreleaseditslong-awaitedinternalreportdetailingrampantnational-origindiscriminationoncampus–especiallyagainstIsraelisandJews.TheadministrationclaimsthatHarvardisrottentothebone,hollowedoutbyideologicalone-sidednessandanemphasisonsocial-justiceactivismratherthangenuineinquiry.Theuniversityhascounteredthatwhileitisworkingonrootingoutdiscrimination,theadministrationhas“overreached”totargetthesubstanceofwhatisstudiedandtaught.
Thereport,preparedbythePresidentialTaskForceonCombatingAntisemitismandAnti-IsraeliBias,putstheprestigiousuniversityinadifficultposition.Itsleadershiphasneverdeniedthatithasaseriousdiscriminationproblem,whichhasbeensubstantiatedinmultiplereportscompiledbytheTaskForce,alumnigroups,andlawmakers.Nearlyayearago,theTaskForcerecommendedthatHarvardtake
