Judge orders University of Pennsylvania to provide list of Jews to federal agency
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“A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination”
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Wikipedia entries mention Columbia University and UPenn alumni but do not reference the specific federal judge order or EEOC subpoena related to Jewish employees. No corroborating sources found.
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— Columbia University in New York City has been the site of instances of antisemitism—or hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews—from the early 20th century to the present. In th…
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— During the Gaza war and genocide, Columbia University in New York City has been the site of student activism—including a series of protests, encampments, and occupations—in solidarity with the Palesti…
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— This is a working list of notable faculty, alumni and scholars of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, United States.
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“US district judge Gerald Pappert said employees can refuse to take part in the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigation but the agency 'needs the opportunity to talk to them directly to learn if they have evidence of discrimination'”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Judge Gerald Pappert's statements about EEOC investigation opt-out policies.
“He mostly upheld a subpoena but said Penn does not have to disclose any worker’s affiliation with a Jewish-related organization nor must it provide information about three Jewish-affiliated groups”
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“The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation was prompted in part by a series of incidents, including that someone had shouted antisemitic obscenities and destroyed property at a Jewish student life center, a Nazi swastika was painted on an academic building and 'hateful graffiti' was left outside a fraternity”
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Wikipedia entries about EEOC commissioners and Columbia University settlements do not mention the specific UPenn investigation or described incidents.
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— Chai Rachel Feldblum (born April 1959) is an American legal scholar and activist for disability and LGBT rights. A former law professor at Georgetown University Law Center, she served as Commissioner …
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— On July 23, 2025, the board of trustees of Columbia University formalized a settlement with the Trump administration in which Columbia would pay the federal government US$221 million and accept variou…
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— Keith E. Sonderling (born November 25, 1982) is an American lawyer and government official. He has served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Labor since 2025, during President Donald Trump's sec…
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“The EEO, claimed in a November filing that Penn’s 'workplace is replete with antisemitism', and it told the judge that investigators think 'identification of those who have witnessed and/or been subjected to the environment is essential for determining whether the work environment was both objectively and subjectively hostile'”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm EEOC's November filing about UPenn's workplace antisemitism.
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