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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Anna Betts

US federal agency texts Barnard College employees to ask if they’re Jewish

Pro-Palestinian supporters hold picket line outside Barnard College, Tuesday, 3 September 2024, in New York.
Pro-Palestinian supporters hold picket line outside Barnard College on 3 September 2024 in New York. Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AP

Employees from Barnard College received text messages this week from the federally run Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on their personal phones linking to a voluntary survey asking recipients if they are Jewish or Israeli and whether they have been subjected to harassment or antisemitism.

The text, which was reviewed by the Guardian, states that the civil rights agency is “currently reviewing the employment practices at Barnard College” and invites current and former employees to complete the linked survey. It is not clear how many college employees received the survey, but it appears to have been sent to a sizable portion of the faculty and other staff.

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