Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), chairwoman of the committee, said that schools are misspending that money.

“Universities hiring more lawyers doesn’t do a thing to address antisemitism on campus,” Foxx told JNS. “It’s an effort to protect the institutions, not the students.”

Foxx’s committee is investigating antisemitism on U.S. college campuses after Oct. 7. It has requested documents and information from Columbia, Rutgers and Harvard universities; the University of Pennsylvania; and the University of California, Berkeley. The committee has sought information about antisemitic incidents on campus and what policies and procedures university administrations have put in place to protect Jews. 

The committee is scheduled to hear testimony from Columbia’s president and board co-chairs on April 17.