Penn Pauses Order to Share Jewish Student Data with EEOC

0:00On April 27, a federal judge in Philadelphia paused his order forcing the University of Pennsylvania to share details on Jewish students, faculty, and campus groups with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This stems from a probe into how the school handled anti-Semitism allegations tied to campus protests. The judge, Gerald Pappard, put his March 31st decision on hold while Penn appeals to the third U.S. Circuit Court. The EEOC is digging into Penn's response to demonstrations over the Israel Hamas War, demanding records that Penn argues amount to lists of Jewish. People involved in groups, Penn, along with some students and faculty, claims handing over this info violates privacy rights and civil liberties, turning it into a bigger fight, over campus policies. This case fits into the Trump administration's push against what they call woke ideologies at universities, with the judge noting no real harm to the EEOC from the delay. Penn plans to keep pushing its appeal, and now it heads to the appeals court

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