Jewish faculty defend Northwestern despite antisemitism investigations

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More than 115 Jewish faculty and staff at Northwestern University signed a letter to the House Committee on Education and Workforce over concerns about how Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) is characterizing the university’s alleged “climate of antisemitism” on its campus. 

The letter suggests Walberg’s characterization is overblown. However, conduct decried as antisemitic has prompted at least two notable Title VI civil rights complaints against the school, with both the Biden and Trump administrations launching investigations into Northwestern as a result.

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