Elise Stefanik and the “Poisoned Ivies”
About this episode
Cliff May interviews Congresswoman Elise Stefanik about her book on the issues facing elite universities and the implications of ideological bias.
In this episode of Foreign Podicy , host Cliff May sits down with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik — once the youngest woman ever elected to the House and its highest-ranking female member — to discuss her new book, Poisoned Ivies: The Inside Account of the Academic and Moral Rot at America's Elite Universities . Stefanik gained national attention after her landmark December 2023 congressional hearing, where she pressed the presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT on whether calls for the genocide of Jews violated their campus policies —and none would give a clear answer. Joining the conversation is Brandy Shufutinsky , director of FDD's Program on Education and National Security, who brings her expertise in international and multicultural education to examine the deeper implications of ideological bias and double standards at America's most prestigious institutions. Tune in for a frank discussion on antisemitism, academic freedom, and the urgent need to reform elite higher education.
People in this episode
Host: Cliff May
Guests: Elise Stefanik, Brandy Shufutinsky
Topics covered
- antisemitism
- academic freedom
- higher education reform
- ideological bias
- elite universities
Keywords
- Elise Stefanik
- Poisoned Ivies
- antisemitism
- academic freedom
- higher education
- Harvard
- MIT
- Penn
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harvard, Penn, MIT
Books & works: Poisoned Ivies: The Inside Account of the Academic and Moral Rot at America's Elite Universities
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