University leaders testify before House on campus protests, combating antisemitism: Watch live

The Hill Staff

23 May 2024 at 9:45 am·1-min read

Officials from several universities are slated to testify Thursday on the impact of the pro-Palestinian protests that have roiled college campuses in the past couple of months.

Leadership from Northwestern University, Rutgers University and the University of California, Los Angeles, will speak before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to answer for a perceived rise of antisemitism on campuses as student protesters have pushed back on the Biden administration’s response to the Israel-Hamas war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The event is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. EDT.

Watch the live video above.

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