This week on The News Agents USA: Anti-Semitism and academic freedom: what’s happening on US college campuses?
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🗓️ 13 December 2023
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Emily and Jon host a weekly US politics podcast; giving you everything you need to know about the world of US politics and how it affects you.
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:08.1 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:11.8 | On Newsagents USA, we're going to be talking about anti-Semitism, academic freedom on campus, |
| 0:18.5 | and whether liberals have become too woke, because that is the charge coming |
| 0:23.2 | now from Republicans after three college presidents appeared before a congressional committee. |
| 0:29.2 | At MIT, does calling for the genocide of Jews violate MIT's code of conduct or rules |
| 0:36.5 | regarding bullying and harassment? Yes or no? |
| 0:39.0 | If targeted at individuals not making public statements? Yes or no? Calling for the genocide |
| 0:45.6 | of Jews does not constitute bullying and harassment? I have not heard calling for the genocide |
| 0:50.6 | for Jews on our campus. So those would not be according to the MIT's |
| 0:54.1 | code of conduct or rules? |
| 0:56.7 | That would be investigated as harassment, |
| 1:00.4 | if pervasive and severe. |
| 1:02.7 | Ms. McGill, at Penn, |
| 1:04.6 | does calling for the genocide of Jews |
| 1:06.9 | violate Penn's rules or code of conduct? |
| 1:10.3 | Yes or no? If the speech turns into conduct, it can be |
| 1:14.5 | harassment. Yes. I am asking specifically calling for the genocide of Jews. Does that constitute |
| 1:21.5 | bullying or harassment? It is a context-dependent decision, Congresswoman. It's a context-dependent decision. |
| 1:28.3 | That's your testimony today. |
| 1:29.6 | Calling for the genocide of Jews is depending upon the context. |
| 1:33.3 | That is not bullying or harassment. |
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