VIRGINIA FOXX

Two House committees pen letter to ARPA-H to ensure civil rights compliance against anti-Semitism

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce sent the letter t…

By Gabriel Zylstra '28
Oct 16, 2024

Rep. Foxx accuses Harvard of Title VI violations for failing to protect Jewish students

Led by Chairwoman Virginia Foxx, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce blasted Harvard University…

By Mary Stevens '25
Oct 9, 2024

House education committee chairwoman subpoenas Columbia University for 'priority documents' in anti-Semitism investigation

House Education Committee on Education & The Workforce Chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent another subpoena …

By Adam Sabes
Aug 22, 2024

House committee subpoenas Cardona over delayed FAFSA implementation

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce subpoenaed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for the delayed im…

By Daniel Idfresne '26
Aug 5, 2024

House committee interviews Yale president on campus anti-Semitism, plans to meet with UMich's president in August

On June 20, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce concluded a closed meeting with outgoing Yale Presid…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jun 26, 2024

Rep. Foxx threatens to subpoena Northwestern after 'obstruction' of campus anti-Semitism investigation

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) threatened to subpoena Northwestern University after they allegedly obstructed the House …

By Adam Sabes
Jun 11, 2024

LIVE BLOG: Congress questions leaders of Northwestern, Rutgers, UCLA on campus anti-Semitism

Leaders from Northwestern University, Rutgers University, and the University of California, Los Angeles, will appe…

By Adam Sabes
May 23, 2024

House committee opens investigation into Rutgers University over 'pervasiveness of antisemitism on its campuses'

House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced she opened an investiga…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 27, 2024

UC Berkeley is latest subject of congressional investigation into campus anti-Semitism

Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) has asked the University of California, Berkeley, for documents as her commit…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 20, 2024

House free speech bill aims to tackle 'flames of illiberalism' on campus

If enacted, H.R. 7683 would amend the 1965 Higher Education Act to require colleges to 'adopt and adhere to princip…

By Campus Reform
Mar 18, 2024

Rep. Foxx says Harvard has 'absolutely failed' to comply with subpoena, handed over 'useless' documents

'I don’t know if it's arrogance, ineptness, or indifference that’s guiding Harvard. Regardless, its actions to date…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 5, 2024

Harvard finally hands over docs in anti-Semitism investigation, may still face subpoena

Harvard University has handed over documents, but the House Education and the Workforce Committee is still deciding…

By Adam Sabes
Feb 15, 2024

House committee investigating Columbia University for 'environment of pervasive antisemitism'

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is investigating Columbia University and requested a trove of do…

By Adam Sabes
Feb 12, 2024

House committee gives Harvard 'final warning' to hand over anti-Semitism docs by Valentine's Day or face subpoena

Rep. Dr. Virginia Foxx is threatening Harvard with a subpoena if it doesn't provide documents regarding anti-Semiti…

By Adam Sabes
Feb 8, 2024

Republican congresswoman threatens Harvard with subpoena over anti-Semitism documents, weighs expansion of investigation

Rep. Virginia Foxx is threatening Harvard with a subpoena after it allegedly failed to hand over all of the docume…

By Adam Sabes
Jan 30, 2024

Rep. Foxx supports resolution condemning campus Hamas support

Foxx asserted parallels between anti-Semitism at Harvard in 1922 and today.

By Marya Ruth Dunning '25
Nov 6, 2023

Reps. Foxx and Owens slam student groups for pro-Hamas statements

The statement came in response to dozens of statements from pro-Palestinian student groups on college campuses acro…

By John Rigolizzo
Oct 13, 2023

Rep. Foxx demands accountability in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Nearly 10 years after the WIOA went into effect, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx seeks to improve existing programs for…

By Marya Ruth Dunning '25
Oct 2, 2023

CCP doubles down on influence in K-12 education following US crackdown on Confucius Institutes

Though the majority of CCP-sponsored Confucius Institutes in the United States have closed down, many K-12 Confuciu…

By William Biagini '24
Sep 27, 2023

Rep. Foxx aims to reauthorize Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, following decades of work in labor and education

This is one of the chairwoman’s latest moves in her long history of education- and work-related efforts.

By William Biagini '24
Sep 18, 2023

ANALYSIS: Academics think a 4-year degree is everything, employers disagree

Employers want employees with well-honed soft skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, and…

By Jared Gould
Aug 30, 2023

House Subcommittee holds hearing to discuss exorbitant tuition costs

Numerous ideas to reduce the cost of attending college were proposed by both Republicans and Democrats.

By William Biagini '24
Aug 25, 2023

House Ed Committee raises security concerns over UC Berkeley's China ties

'We are deeply concerned that TBSI is being used by the Chinese Communist Party as a conduit for intellectual theft…

By Jared Gould
Jul 26, 2023

WATCH: Colleges will do whatever it takes to protect the 'holy grail' of diversity after SCOTUS ruling, says Rep. Dr. Virginia Foxx

Dr. Foxx stated that she thinks universities are going to follow Harvard's approach.

By William Biagini '24
Jul 24, 2023

Department of Education 'unprepared' for transition to student loan repayment, leaders warn

Rep. Dr. Foxx and Sen. Cassidy highlight the lack of specific answers provided by the Department of Education regar…

By Jared Gould
Jun 29, 2023

Committee chairwoman supports ban on federal funds to universities housing illegal aliens

Campus Reform obtained a full list of remarks from Dr. Virginia Foxx on a recent illegal migrant shelter bill.

By William Biagini '24
Jun 27, 2023

Conservative leaders blast Department of Education's regulatory practices

The leaders also call the DOEd hypocritical for its reporting and compliance requirements, citing the DOEd’s own di…

By Jared Gould
Jun 23, 2023

Lawmakers demand answers on illegal immigrant child labor, as universities perpetuate illegal workforce system

Reps. Virginia Foxx and Kevin Kiley sent a letter to Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su called on the Department of La…

By Brandi Cunha '24
Jun 15, 2023

'What color is your suit?': Secretary of Education dodges questions at committee hearing

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona defended the Department of Education’s requests for further funding at the la…

By William Biagini '24
May 23, 2023

ANALYSIS: Technical education gets new focus as four-year degrees lose value

If the left’s involvement in colleges and universities has corrupted those institutions, conservatives may fear tha…

By Jared Gould
Apr 20, 2023

'I stand by Riley': The attack on Riley Gaines has Congress' attention

The mob’s actions gained the attention of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the Committee on Education and the Workf…

By Jared Gould
Apr 8, 2023

'Must act now': Conservative lawmakers call for transparency on foreign funding in higher ed

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce sent a letter to Department of Education (DOEd) Secretary Miguel…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Apr 6, 2023

Ongoing investigation suggests Dept of Ed. may have spent COVID-19 relief funding on 'left-wing agendas'

The lawmakers say the Department of Education must provide all documents, communications, and policies guiding its …

By Jared Gould
Apr 5, 2023

House subcommittee holds hearing on negative implications of Biden student loan policies

On Mar. 23, the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held a hearing regarding President…

By Alexia Bianchi '22
Apr 2, 2023

BREAKING: Committee calls on Dept. of Ed to protect free speech rights for religious student orgs

'This proposed rule should be swept into the dustbin and dispensed with – and the Department knows it,' Committee C…

By Jared Gould
Mar 24, 2023

Biden's income-driven student loan repayment plan will cost taxpayers $230 billion

'President Biden is ramming through his retroactive free college agenda with complete disregard for the rule of law…

By Jared Gould
Mar 15, 2023

UNC's accreditation reportedly under threat following School of Civic Life and Leadership launch

The accreditation board that monitors UNC Chapel Hill allegedly began investigating the school after it announced t…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Mar 9, 2023

Latest Pell Grant proposal would fund skills training, close workforce gaps

'With more than 11 million unfilled jobs in the United States, and more than six million Americans unemployed, Repu…

By Jared Gould
Feb 21, 2023

More than 100 Republicans file amicus brief arguing student debt forgiveness is unconstitutional

The 128 House Republicans were led by Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep…

By Jared Gould
Feb 7, 2023

WATCH: Universities lower expectations for pandemic era students

Campus Reform Correspondent Emily Sturge reports on public funds used by universities for gender treatments, lowere…

By Emily Sturge '25
Feb 4, 2023

Congressional committee celebrates revived 'Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act'

Controversy around biological males participating in female athletics erupted when Lia Thomas, born as Will Thomas,…

By Jared Gould
Feb 4, 2023

'Consider hiring an accountant': Rep. Foxx puts pressure on the Department of Education

'If you weren’t scrolling through the [DOEd’s] recent financial statement—you missed a doozy!,' Rep. Virginia Foxx,…

By Jared Gould
Jan 31, 2023

Rep. Foxx re-ignites Trump-era investigations into foreign influence in higher education

Soon after President Biden came into office, he dropped investigations into multiple universities, which allegedly …

By Jared Gould
Jan 20, 2023

Virginia Foxx retakes chairmanship of Committee on Education, setting stage for clash with Biden admin

Representative Virginia Foxx, staunch critic of federal involvement in public education, has won back her chairmans…

By Robert Schmad '23
Jan 13, 2023