New Harvard University Chief Creates Task Forces Amid Anti-Semitism Row
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The task forces will attempt to shed light on rising tensions on campus in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Harvard University's interim president, Alan Garber, is stepping up scrutiny of hateful behavior after his predecessor resigned amid questions around how she addressed antisemitism on campus.
The school formed two new presidential task forces, one on antisemitism and the other on Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias, Garber said in a statement Friday. The panels will function separately and complete their work as soon as feasible, he said. He took the reins Jan. 2 when Claudine Gay stepped down.
The task forces will attempt to shed light on rising tensions on campus in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The school was thrust into the spotlight after Gay's initially tepid response when more than 30 student groups signed a petition blaming the violence solely on the Jewish state. The US Education Department, meanwhile, has opened its own probe of discrimination against Jews and Muslims at Harvard and more than two dozen other colleges.
