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EEOC Targets University of Pennsylvania Over Antisemitism Data

1/14/2026

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), under U.S. President Donald Trump, is pursuing the University of Pennsylvania for failing to comply with a subpoena for information about Jewish faculty, staff, and students.
The EEOC says the data are necessary to combat antisemitism.
Penn argues that such demands violate privacy rights and could endanger the Jewish community.
Jewish faculty warn that compiling lists echoes dark historical precedents and alarms groups.

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), under U.S. President Donald Trump, is pursuing the University of Pennsylvania for failing to comply with a subpoena for information about Jewish faculty, staff, and students.
The EEOC says the data are necessary to combat antisemitism.
Penn argues that such demands violate privacy rights and could endanger the Jewish community.
Jewish faculty warn that compiling lists echoes dark historical precedents and alarms groups.