Elite American universities receiving billions in federal funds see rise in antisemitism: 'Gamed the tax code'

Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, which have been under fire for their response to antisemitic events on campus, receive billions in federal funds, an analysis found.

The issues have boiled over in recent weeks, leading to outside pressure from donors and top law firms to do more to protect Jewish students. Some politicians have even questioned whether universities that don't do enough to restrain antisemitic actions on campuses should have their tax-exempt statuses revoked. Joe Schoffstall is a politics producer/reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Joe.Schoffstall@Fox.com and on Twitter: @joeschoffstall

Harvard and UPenn, which have been among the colleges at the center of the storm, have received billions in federal payments over the past five years and billions more in federal tax breaks on their endowments.