AAUP Joins Suit Opposing EEOC Subpoena of Jewish Faculty and Students

The national AAUP, alongside AAUP-Penn, joined a coalition of Jewish students and scholars to intervene in a Trump administration lawsuit seeking the University of Pennsylvania to disclose the private information of its Jewish faculty and students.

On July 23, 2025, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a subpoena to the University of Pennsylvania, demanding that it create and disclose a list of all Jewish and Jewish-affiliated campus organizations, alongside a roster of their members. The EEOC went even further, requesting that Penn provide the personal contact information of its Jews on campus. The university rightly denied this request, citing the privacy interests of its community members. In turn, the EEOC filed suit on November 18 against the university and demanded disclosure of these records. 

Read more about the suit and the AAUP's involvement here.