Daywatch: Northwestern president to testify before Congress in antisemitism hearing

Good morning, Chicago.

Northwestern University President Michael Schill is scheduled to testify this morning at a congressional hearing titled “Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos,” as the elite Big Ten school and others across the country face mounting accusations of fostering climates that are hostile or discriminatory to Jews.

Schill — who describes himself as a “proud Jew” raised with an enduring love for Israel — is slated to appear before lawmakers alongside the leaders of Rutgers University and the University of California at Los Angeles.

A similar congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses in December spurred the resignations of several leaders of Ivy League schools, amid fierce backlash to their testimonies.

Read the full story from the Tribune’s Angie Leventis Lourgos.

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