"Law Firm's Role in Antisemitism Hearings Exposes College Presidents' Moral Cowardice"

The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faced criticism for their evasive responses during a congressional hearing on whether they would discipline students who called for the genocide of Jews. It has now been revealed that the law firm WilmerHale, known for its work with universities, prepared the school presidents for the testimony. The firm had separate teams to prepare each president and already had ties with all three schools. The presidents' responses sparked an investigation by a House committee and led to consequences such as a donor retracting a large donation to Penn. Critics argue that the answers seemed too focused on First Amendment concerns and lacked a clear condemnation of such calls for violence.