Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus

WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Tuesday that they were taking steps to combat antisemitism on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, including increasing security and providing additional counseling and mental health support.
In testimony before a House committee, the university leaders said there was a fine line between protecting free speech and allowing protests, while also combatting anti...