style

House Republicans launch investigation into federal funding for universities amid campus protests

Font size+Author:Stellar Scope news portalSource:opinions2024-05-22 04:03:27I want to comment(0)

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday announced an investigation into the federal funding f

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday announced an investigation into the federal funding for universities where students have protested the Israel-Hamas war, broadening a campaign that has placed heavy scrutiny on how presidents at the nation’s most prestigious colleges have dealt with reports of antisemitism on campus.

Several House committees will be tasked with a wide probe that ultimately threatens to withhold federal research grants and other government support to the universities, placing another pressure point on campus administrators who are struggling to manage pro-Palestine encampments, allegations of discrimination against Jewish students and questions of how they are integrating free speech and campus safety.

The House investigation follows several recent high-profile hearings that precipitated the resignations of presidents at Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. And House Republicans promised more scrutiny, saying they were calling on the administrators of Yale, UCLA and the University of Michigan to testify next month.

Related articles
  • Jon Wysocki dead at 53: Staind drummer passes away

    Jon Wysocki dead at 53: Staind drummer passes away

    2024-05-22 02:32

  • Two arrested in relation to gun attack on rugby players' team van

    Two arrested in relation to gun attack on rugby players' team van

    2024-05-22 02:06

  • Allegations of fraud at an LAUSD school: Are you paying for students who aren't there?

    Allegations of fraud at an LAUSD school: Are you paying for students who aren't there?

    2024-05-22 01:47

  • 5 years' jail for Portuguese national in HK over 'demonising China'

    5 years' jail for Portuguese national in HK over 'demonising China'

    2024-05-22 01:21

Netizen comments