Eisgruber issues statement in response to congressional hearings on antisemitism

December 12, 2023 1 min read

Sandeep Mangat and Isabel Connolly
Daily Princetonian

Excerpt: After dramatic hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives about antisemitic speech on college campuses which have led one university president to resign, University President Christopher Eisgruber released a statement. In the statement, Eisgruber condemned antisemitic speech on campus, highlighted Princeton’s robust free speech protections, and stressed the responsibility of the institution to push back on hateful speech.

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