A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination but said it did not have to reveal any employee’s affiliation with a specific group. US district judge Gerald Pappert said employees can refuse to take part in the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigation but the agency “needs the opportunity to talk to them directly to learn if they have evidence of discrimination”. “While we acknowledge the important role of the EEOC to investigate discrimination, we also have an obligation to protect the rights of our employees. The University does not maintain employee lists by religion,” the university’s statement read. The investigation has also focused on actions related to protests over the war in Gaza, and Penn’s response to that and other incidents.

Source: The Guardian April 01, 2026 01:17 UTC