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Harvard University President Claudine Gay testified in a high-profile congressional hearing Tuesday morning she has seen a “dramatic and deeply concerning rise in antisemitism” on college campuses, including at Harvard, as tensions soar amid Israel’s war with Hamas—and school administrators face criticism for their handling of tense protests.
At a hearing in front of the House Committee on Education & the Workforce featuring the heads of several universities, Gay said there has been a rise in antisemitism “around the world, in the United States and on our campuses, including my own,” adding “members of Harvard’s Arab and Muslim communities are also hurting” due to rising Islamophobia.
Gay said her role has been to “confront hate while preserving free expression,” calling the “free exchange of ideas” the “foundation on which Harvard is built” while “safety and wellbeing are the prerequisites for engagement in our community.”