Judge Orders Penn to Give Trump Administration List of Jewish Faculty

A federal judge this week ruled that the University of Pennsylvania must turn over contact information for Jewish faculty and organizations on campus to the Trump administration. The government says it needs the information for an antisemitism investigation into the university.

The demand includes personal details like emails, phone numbers, and home addresses of Jewish professors, staff, and students. Multiple faculty groups at Penn have condemned the administration's request, calling it inappropriate government overreach.

Jewish advocacy groups are calling the ruling "incredibly chilling." They warn that creating lists of people based on their religion could discourage students and faculty from participating in Jewish campus life. The university and Jewish groups argued the demands could harm religious freedom on campus.

This comes amid broader tensions over campus antisemitism investigations at universities nationwide. Penn has faced scrutiny over its handling of antisemitism incidents, but critics say demanding lists of Jewish community members goes too far.