Jewish organizations demanded the 'immediate removal' of Northwestern University President Michael Schill and Board of Trustees Chairman Peter Barris.
organizations demanded the “immediate removal” of Northwestern University President Michael Schill and Board of Trustees Chairman Peter Barris on Thursday, one week after Schill testified beforewith anti-Israel encampment members, which made several concessions to the protesters and sparked outrage on both sides of the political aisle. Schill wasbefore the Committee on Education and the Workforce “underscored significant leadership challenges” at Northwestern, according to the announcement.
Northwestern University President Michael Schill testified before the Committee on Education and the Workforce on May 23, 2024. between Schill’s public statements at the hearing and elsewhere regarding matters including but not limited to the status of the anti-Israel encampment, police availability to remove trespassers from school property, and funding from Qatar.
The demand to remove Barris stems from unsuccessful calls for the Northwestern board chairman to hold Schill accountable following numerous federal, state, civil, and administrative complaints. In 2024 alone, the school wasAnother demand the groups made was that an “Independent Monitor” be appointed to combat antisemitism at the Illinois school and that the monitor be jointly selected by the Coalition Against Antisemitism at Northwestern and two leading Chicago-based Jewish organizations.
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