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House Ed Committee Demands Interview With Northwestern President Over Campus Anti-Semitism

‘The Committee has not seen your commitments to discipline, enforcement, and security come to satisfactory fruition,’ Chairman Tim Walberg wrote

Northwestern University president Michael Schill appears at a congressional hearing (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is turning up the heat on Northwestern University president Michael Schill, demanding he sit down for a transcribed interview to discuss what the school has—or hasn’t—done to address campus anti-Semitism.

In an April 28 letter obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, committee chairman Rep. Tim Walberg accused Schill of failing to fulfill promises he made during a congressional hearing last year to combat anti-Semitism with tougher discipline, enhanced security, and a revised student code of conduct. The Michigan Republican flagged incidents discussed…

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