Budget hearings were underway today in Trenton, Save Jerseyans, but the recent unrest at the state’s largest university system – and the administration’s decision to appease terrorists – loomed large over the proceedings.
“Many of my constituents are not only students, but also faculty and many have expressed their concerns about safety on campus,” Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Morris) asked Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway during the Assembly Budget hearing. “Would you be open to coming again before the legislature to really discuss the occurrences in a more focused and fuller discussion?”
Holloway replied simply, “Yes ma’am.”
The Rutgers system receives nearly half of a billion dollars annually in state aid from New Jersey taxpayers. Holloway admitted that he actually wasn’t present during controversial negotiations with pro-Hamas protesters; he did testify that the concessions will cost $175,000.
Whether the Democrat-controlled New Jersey Legislature takes Holloway up on his offer remains an open question, but the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce has asked him to testify.
“Instead of rewarding unbridled hatred for Jews and the nation of Israel, Rutgers should be working to combat the violent and antisemitic threats that have been escalating against Jewish students on campus,” said Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) last week. “The action taken by University officials is especially concerning in light of the ongoing investigation by Congress into Rutgers’ egregious history of antisemitism and its failure to protect Jewish students.”
