House Republicans Threaten Colleges’ Federal Funding With New Investigations

House Republicans put 10 colleges on notice Monday that they are the subjects of wide-ranging investigations into antisemitism that signal heightened scrutiny from Congress—and could ultimately cut them off from federal financial aid and research funding. The leaders of Barnard College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, Rutgers University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Los Angeles, all received form letters informing them that the six committees will conduct oversight into their use of federal funds and their learning environments. The committees haven’t said whether more institutions will be added to the list, though the investigations are likely to expand.