Overview

• A Republican-led House committee has launched an investigation into Rutgers University, focusing on the school's handling of antisemitism amid claims of a pervasive climate of bias.
• Rutgers, known for its large Jewish student population, is scrutinized for incidents including faculty statements and student organization activities perceived as antisemitic.
• The investigation targets the Rutgers-Newark Center for Security, Race and Rights, accused of promoting radical antisemitic and anti-Israel views.
• Rutgers' Students for Justice in Palestine chapter was suspended last semester amid allegations of harassment and disruption on campus.
• The inquiry into Rutgers follows similar probes into Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, MIT, and Columbia University, with several resignations and subpoenas marking the investigation's progress.