Harvard hasn't implemented recommendations from its antisemitism task force, House committee finds

Harvard University ignored the recommendations of an advisory group against antisemitism, according to a House Education and Workforce Committee report released on Friday.

Harvard’s Antisemitism Advisory Group (AAG) was established following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The group made a series of recommendations to the university on how to combat antisemitism.

The House committee said in a news release about the report that the recommendations “were never made public or implemented.” 

“The Committee’s report proves that former President [Claudine] Gay and Harvard’s leadership propped up the university’s Antisemitism Advisory Group all for show,” said Chair Virginia Foxx, R-N.C. “Not only did the AAG find that antisemitism was a major issue on campus, it offered several recommendations on how to combat the problem — none of which were ever implemented with any real vigor. This shocking revelation reveals an inner look at how dysfunctional Harvard’s administration is and the deep-seated moral rot that clouds its judgement.” 

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