Christopher L. Eisgruber

If we stop that compact between the government and research universities, we're not going to be doing the kind of research anymore that Duncan Holden did. And that research is either going to happen someplace else or it's not going to happen at all.

If we stop that compact between the government and research universities, we're not going to be doing the kind of research anymore that Duncan Holden did. And that research is either going to happen someplace else or it's not going to happen at all.

Yeah, Rachel, so I appreciate the question. And I should say that, you know, there are two things that are true simultaneously. One is I see things that alarm me about anti-Semitism. The second is that many of our colleges are great places to be Jewish and better places to be Jewish than a lot of other parts of our society.

Yeah, Rachel, so I appreciate the question. And I should say that, you know, there are two things that are true simultaneously. One is I see things that alarm me about anti-Semitism. The second is that many of our colleges are great places to be Jewish and better places to be Jewish than a lot of other parts of our society.

So I would say that about Princeton, our students, our Jewish students report the highest levels of satisfaction and belonging on our campus. campus. And we look to support all of our students to make sure that they are having good experiences on this campus.

So I would say that about Princeton, our students, our Jewish students report the highest levels of satisfaction and belonging on our campus. campus. And we look to support all of our students to make sure that they are having good experiences on this campus.

So, look, let me give you examples both from my own campus and off my own campus, right? So, on my own campus, I would say that both during my time as a student and a faculty member and then as president, I had never heard an anti-Semitic remark directed to someone else or to me until last year. I did hear anti-Semitic remarks, including a couple that were directed my way over the past year.

So, look, let me give you examples both from my own campus and off my own campus, right? So, on my own campus, I would say that both during my time as a student and a faculty member and then as president, I had never heard an anti-Semitic remark directed to someone else or to me until last year. I did hear anti-Semitic remarks, including a couple that were directed my way over the past year.

Somebody sent me something by email, and there was another one that was, you know, left for me as a message. I'll just put it that way. Wow.

Somebody sent me something by email, and there was another one that was, you know, left for me as a message. I'll just put it that way. Wow.

Yeah. Right. So that's unacceptable. Right. That's unacceptable directed at any student. You know, those are, in my view, marginal instances on our campus, but they're unacceptable instances. If I look more broadly at what's going on. These are not things that we've experienced on Princeton's campus, but there are reports of students being physically harassed or targeted on campuses.

Yeah. Right. So that's unacceptable. Right. That's unacceptable directed at any student. You know, those are, in my view, marginal instances on our campus, but they're unacceptable instances. If I look more broadly at what's going on. These are not things that we've experienced on Princeton's campus, but there are reports of students being physically harassed or targeted on campuses.

There are classes that have been interrupted. There are students who have trouble getting to their classes. There were remarks made by people, students, and academics in the wake of the October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks that were utterly unacceptable, right? So there was one Cornell faculty member, for example, who described the event as exhilarating.

There are classes that have been interrupted. There are students who have trouble getting to their classes. There were remarks made by people, students, and academics in the wake of the October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks that were utterly unacceptable, right? So there was one Cornell faculty member, for example, who described the event as exhilarating.

That's unacceptable. And I don't see how you can say something like that without anti-Semitism being involved. So those things disturb me. And we need to make sure that there are processes on every campus to enable us to address those incidents. You have to have very clear rules and you have to be willing to enforce them.

That's unacceptable. And I don't see how you can say something like that without anti-Semitism being involved. So those things disturb me. And we need to make sure that there are processes on every campus to enable us to address those incidents. You have to have very clear rules and you have to be willing to enforce them.

So, Rachel, there are a lot of different parts to that question you just asked. Let me start with where I think the truth is in the critique, right? So, it is important for universities to have vigorous contestation about the truth and to make it possible for people of diverse viewpoints to express their opinions and to flourish on the So we need to be a place where conservatives feel welcome.

So, Rachel, there are a lot of different parts to that question you just asked. Let me start with where I think the truth is in the critique, right? So, it is important for universities to have vigorous contestation about the truth and to make it possible for people of diverse viewpoints to express their opinions and to flourish on the So we need to be a place where conservatives feel welcome.

We also need to be a place where conservatives feel they can speak up. And we need to be a place where when there are important conservative arguments to be heard and when political viewpoints matter, people are asserting those. And I do think universities can do that. better about that.

We also need to be a place where conservatives feel they can speak up. And we need to be a place where when there are important conservative arguments to be heard and when political viewpoints matter, people are asserting those. And I do think universities can do that. better about that.