{"id":2443056,"date":"2025-06-04T21:48:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T01:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/linda-mcmahon-wins-praise-at-house-hearing-for-harvard-crackdown\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T21:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T01:49:07","slug":"linda-mcmahon-wins-praise-at-house-hearing-for-harvard-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/linda-mcmahon-wins-praise-at-house-hearing-for-harvard-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda McMahon wins praise at House hearing for Harvard crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flinda-mcmahon-wins-praise-at-house-hearing-for-harvard-crackdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443056&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent congressional testimony,Secretary of Education linda mcmahon defended the Trump administration&#8217;s actions against Harvard university regarding campus antisemitism. She supported the decision to withdraw federal contracts and funds from Harvard, asserting that educational institutions must comply with federal laws that prohibit discrimination. McMahon emphasized the need for students to receive an education free from bias and ideological influences.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), a Harvard alumnus, expressed gratitude toward McMahon for her efforts on campus reform and shared his concerns for Jewish students, including his own sons. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) also praised McMahon&#8217;s stance against Ivy League schools, highlighting Harvard&#8217;s failure to address antisemitism adequately.<\/p>\n<p>McMahon mentioned that while efforts have been made to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-and-aclu-gear-up-to-defend-trans-hormone-treatment-for-children\/\" title=\"Biden Admin and ACLU Gear Up To Defend Trans Hormone Treatment for Children\">enforce anti-discrimination laws<\/a>, the administration&#8217;s approach has led to different outcomes at various institutions, with Columbia University being open to discussions, unlike Harvard, which has responded with legal action. The controversy escalated further when President Trump issued a proclamation limiting the entry of foreign students wishing to study at Harvard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-even-zoomers-want-tiktok-banned\/\" title=\"Poll: Even Zoomers Want TikTok Banned\">citing national security concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Education also announced its intention to revoke Columbia&#8217;s accreditation over allegations of antisemitism, threatening its access to federal student aid. Throughout the proceedings, there was little discussion from Democrats regarding accountability for antisemitism at colleges. McMahon&#8217;s remarks were met with criticism from some in her home state of Connecticut,but she countered that the administration has implemented notable policy changes to address these issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">McMahon praised by House Republicans for standing up to Harvard and antisemitism<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2132835\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/linda-mcmahon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Linda McMahon\">Linda McMahon<\/a> on Wednesday defended the Trump administration&rsquo;s crackdown on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harvard-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Harvard University<\/a> and efforts to address campus antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>Testifying before Congress, McMahon backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3422427\/trump-administration-divert-remaining-harvard-federal-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the announcement<\/a> the General Services Administration made in late May to pull remaining government contracts and federal funds from Harvard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3431943\/trump-ban-international-students-entering-us-study-harvard\/\">Trump bans international students from entering US to study at Harvard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3431597\/education-department-columbia-accreditation-antisemitism-claims\/\">Education Department begins process of stripping Columbia&#8217;s accreditation over antisemitism claims<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3430739\/state-board-rejects-new-pick-university-of-florida-president\/\">State board rejects new pick for University of Florida president Santa Ono over &#8216;woke&#8217; statements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;To receive federal funding, these institutions must comply with federal law. Every student deserves an education free from bias, unfair treatment, or ideological agendas that undermine equal opportunity,&rdquo; McMahon told the House Education and the Workforce Committee.<\/p>\n<p>She praised the actions taken across the Trump administration to &ldquo;provide clarity&rdquo; on the problem of discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are strengthening oversight to ensure that both K-12 and higher education institutions adhere to civil rights laws, especially those addressing discrimination,&rdquo; McMahon said.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), who introduced the &ldquo;Preventing Antisemitic Harassment on Campus Act of 2025&rdquo; in May, identified himself as Jewish and a Harvard alumnus while thanking McMahon for what she has done so far for campus reform, mentioning his own two sons and the fear they have as Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With my 17-year-old, when he was born, I had a dream that he would follow me to where I went to school. And now, in the next few weeks, it&rsquo;s time for him to start thinking about where he&rsquo;s going to apply to college. I don&rsquo;t know that I even want him to go to college at all in the days that we live in,&rdquo; Fine said.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), known for her tough questioning of university presidents about campus antisemitism, praised McMahon&rsquo;s efforts against Ivy League institutions. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harvard&nbsp;has failed to save itself. They are responding to the exceptional work of this committee and the accountability measures that this administration has put into place. I want to thank you for your leadership and President Trump for his leadership,&rdquo; Stefanik said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some actions McMahon mentioned toward the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anti-discrimination agenda included revising<\/a> the Office of Civil Rights&rsquo;s processing manual and reorganizing staff on a topical basis, rather than location-based.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>McMahon implied her withdrawal of funds from &ldquo;hostile or discriminatory&rdquo; institutions was having different outcomes depending on the school. She mentioned that Columbia University, from whom the Trump administration previously threatened to pull <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3341396\/trump-administration-cancels-columbia-university-grants-worth-400-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$400 million<\/a> in grants and contracts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3363245\/columbia-interim-president-katrina-armstrong-bows-out-trump-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">was willing to meet<\/a>, while <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3420989\/timeline-harvard-trump-lawsuit-saga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the situation<\/a> between Harvard and the administration has grown worse.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve withheld funding and we&rsquo;re asking, as Columbia has done, to come to the table for negotiations. We&rsquo;ve also asked Harvard &mdash; their answer was a lawsuit,&rdquo; McMahon said.<\/p>\n<p>Later, on Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to suspend the entry of foreign nationals seeking to study or research at Harvard University over national security concerns, impacting its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/widespread-student-use-of-ai-needs-code-of-conduct-to-stop-cheating-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Widespread student use of AI needs code of conduct to stop cheating - Washington Examiner\">international student enrollment<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Separately, the Department of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3431597\/education-department-columbia-accreditation-antisemitism-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"annnouced\">announced<\/a> it was seeking to remove accreditation from Columbia over antisemitism on campus, a move that threatens the academic viability of the New York City institution and access to federal student aid. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After Hamas&rsquo; October 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel,&nbsp;Columbia&nbsp;University&rsquo;s leadership acted with deliberate indifference towards the harassment of Jewish students on its campus,&rdquo; McMahon said in a written statement after her testimony. &ldquo;This is not only immoral, but also unlawful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Subcommittee of Higher Education and Workforce Development member, Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), praised McMahon&rsquo;s efforts and the consequences that discriminatory campuses are now facing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If there was a time 15 years ago someone said, &lsquo;My son&rsquo;s going to Harvard next year,&rsquo; you think, &lsquo;Wow, he&rsquo;s a smart kid.&rsquo; Now, going to Harvard, you want to say, &lsquo;Why let him go there?&rsquo; And that&rsquo;s as it should be,&rdquo; Grothman said in an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>McMahon justified the administration&rsquo;s actions with anecdotes from <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3420989\/timeline-harvard-trump-lawsuit-saga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">students<\/a> who have suffered on campuses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have spoken to students who attend these universities that do allow these antisemitic attacks, I am told that they are afraid,&rdquo; McMahon said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3420989\/timeline-harvard-trump-lawsuit-saga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"A TIMELINE OF THE TRUMP-HARVARD SAGA\">A TIMELINE OF THE TRUMP-HARVARD SAGA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There was not much said by the Democrats present about Harvard or holding schools accountable for antisemitism. <\/p>\n<p>McMahon was criticized by those from her home state of Connecticut. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) told the secretary &ldquo;talk is cheap&rdquo; when compared to budgets. But McMahon hit back during another representative&rsquo;s questioning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Rep. Courtney] said talk is cheap, we&rsquo;ve put <em>teeth<\/em> in these efforts,&rdquo; McMahon said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2132835\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2132835\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McMahon commended by House Republicans for confronting Harvard and antisemitism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3821,"featured_media":2443057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mcmahon-ed-workforce-hearing.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6240,32722,44849],"class_list":["post-2443056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-harvard","tag-house-hearing","tag-linda-mcmahon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mcmahon-ed-workforce-hearing.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3821"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443056"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443060,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443056\/revisions\/2443060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}