Leaders of Northwestern, UCLA and Rutgers to testify before Congress on campus protests

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Expected to testify Thursday are Michael Schill, the president of Northwestern; Gene Block, UCLA's chancellor; and Jonathan Holloway, the president of Rutgers.

Expected to testify Thursday are Michael Schill, the president of Northwestern; Gene Block, UCLA's chancellor; and Jonathan Holloway, the president of RutgersHouse Republicans have summoned the leaders of Northwestern University and Rutgers University to testify about concessions they gave to pro-Palestinian protesters to end demonstrations on their campus.

In April, the committee turned its attention to Columbia President Minouche Shafik, who took a more conciliatory approach to Republican-led questioning. Shafik’s disclosure of disciplinary details and concessions around faculty academic freedom upset students and professors at Columbia. Her testimony, and subsequent decision to call in police, escalated protests on campus that inspired students at other colleges to launch similar demonstrations.

Originally, the presidents of Yale University and the University of Michigan were called to testify. But the committee shifted its attention toExpected to testify Thursday are Michael Schill, the president of Northwestern; Gene Block, UCLA's chancellor; and Jonathan Holloway, the president of Rutgers.The concessions that Northwestern and Rutgers agreed to were limited in scope.

The committee's chair, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., criticized the schools for their decision to negotiate with protesters.

 

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