Webinar – Poisoned Ivies: Book Talk With Rep. Elise Stefanik
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Representative Elise Stefanik (NY-21) gained national attention for her questioning of Ivy League university presidents at a hearing on campus antisemitism. When Rep. Stefanik asked the presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) whether calling for the genocide of Jews violated their schools’ codes of conduct, each refused to say yes. Harvard’s then-President Claudine Gay infamously claimed it “depends on the context.”
Rep. Stefanik has just released a new book, Poisoned Ivies: The Inside Account of the Academic and Moral Rot at America’s Elite Universities, examining in greater depth how university leaders’ “failure to address antisemitic conduct on campus” are an indication that “our institutions of higher education have fundamentally lost their way.” She details the main lessons from her time investigating campus antisemitism in Congress, including her insights into what has gone wrong at elite universities, and why—and what Americans and their political leaders can do to fix it.
Rep. Stefanik joined JINSA for an exclusive conversation about her new book and the future of U.S. higher education. Michael Makovsky, PhD, JINSA President and CEO, moderated the discussion.
Rep. Elise Stefanik Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. |
Michael Makovsky, PhD Michael Makovsky, since 2013, has been President and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA). Makovsky is a senior Pentagon official and a leading expert on U.S.-Israel defense ties, U.S. policy in the Middle East, and the role of energy in U.S. national security policy. |