The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has withdrawn its effort to compel the University of Pennsylvania to provide names and contact information for Jewish faculty and students. The agency had issued a subpoena last year as part of an investigation into antisemitism at the Ivy League school.
Penn had appealed a federal judge's ruling that ordered compliance with the subpoena, citing confidentiality concerns. The university stated it provided nearly 900 pages of documents and offered to notify employees about the investigation but declined to share personal information.
U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert had initially ordered Penn to comply, finding the subpoena directly related to the EEOC's obligation to investigate discrimination complaints. However, he paused the decision pending Penn's appeal.
The EEOC's withdrawal of the subpoena does not end its broader investigation into the university. This probe is part of wider efforts by the Trump administration to examine schools and universities accused of promoting ideologies critical of Israel and supportive of transgender rights.