Overview

• The House Education and Workforce Committee opened investigations into UCLA’s Geffen School of Medicine, UCSF, and the University of Illinois College of Medicine, demanding broad internal records dating to Sept. 1, 2021, with responses due Sept. 8.
• At UCLA, the committee letter alleges antisemitic tropes in a mandatory “Structural Racism and Health Equity” course and cites reports from students and faculty describing a hostile climate.
• At UCSF, the allegations include Jewish students and patients concealing their identities, antisemitic vandalism, and a lab technician allegedly telling a Jewish student that Israel deserved Oct. 7.
• At the Illinois medical school, cited incidents include repeated removal of Oct. 7 hostage posters, cancellation of a Holocaust speaker, hostile Slack messages, and a surgeon’s posts comparing Israel to ISIS and Nazis.
• The committee says it will use the documents to assess possible Title VI violations and consider legislation, as separate federal actions have already frozen more than $500 million in UCLA grants with a proposed $1 billion settlement under negotiation.