Professor Karen Painter — Referenced in a letter relating to the Holocaust Center.
Jeff Ettinger — Jeff Ettinger is introduced as the witness and given 20 minutes for his initial presentation. The discussion immediately follows with praise for his service as interim president and acknowledgment of the challenging year he has handled in that role.
Jeff Etinger — Described his long history with the University of Minnesota and said he is speaking out of support for the university and to strengthen it for all affiliated with it.
Ron Latz — Chair Les introduces President Etinger to begin remarks, and the speaker responds by thanking the chair for the kind introduction. The exchange is repeated once more in the transcript without any new topic, so it is best treated as a single introductory moment.
Ron Latz — Ron Latz addresses the president, thanks them for their testimony, and follows up with questions about the handling of the protest encampment and sanctions. He asks for the president’s thoughts and advice for future administrations on how such situations should be handled.
Ron Latz — Senator Carlson addressed the chair.
Ron Latz — Nettinger referenced Senator Latz's earlier question while describing preventative steps.
Ron Latz — Addressed as Mr. Chair.
Ron Latz — The chair is addressed in the transition to the next question.
Ron Latz — The speaker refers to meetings with the regents and monthly meetings with the president's office; no direct attribution to a specific member, but the committee context includes Chair Ron Latz.
Ron Latz — Ron Latz is repeatedly addressed as the chair/chairman during a continuous stretch of the meeting.
Ron Latz — In this portion of the hearing, the chair is addressed as the discussion moves into Senator Ron Latz’s question to the witness, Miss Paige. Latz asks whether there was no anti-Jewish sentiment on campus, and the witness responds by saying the question has already been answered several times and that the committee should not try to define anti-Semitism. The exchange then winds down with final remarks directed to the chair as the testimony segment concludes.
Ron Latz — Addressed as Chair Latz by the witness.
Ron Latz — Ron Latz questions the witness about Israel’s right to exist and self-determination, then follows up by asking whether calls for the extermination of the state of Israel and related protest slogans should be considered anti-Semitic.
Ron Latz — The speaker repeatedly thanks and addresses Chair Ron Latz while continuing the same exchange and line of questioning, with no substantive change in topic between the mentions.
Ron Latz — Ron Latz is addressed as Mr. Chair while presiding over the hearing and managing the testimony time, with the discussion continuing in the same chairing context.
Ron Latz — Ron Latz is referenced in his role as chair during a procedural hearing exchange, first in a question about whether the discussion can be tied to the university and later in a general address to the chair and members.
Ron Latz — As chair, thanked the professor, stopped the testimony, and invited Professor Brown to begin.
Ron Latz — Thanked as chair; the speaker also references the committee's work and the hearing's purpose.
Ron Latz — Addressed directly in the remarks about a disturbing message and the October 7 context.
Jeff Einger — Jeff Einger, interim president of the University of Minnesota, introduced himself and addressed the committee on campus issues. He said he was open to sharing and listening about concerns affecting the university and campuses nationwide, stated clearly that antisemitism has no place at the University of Minnesota, and described university efforts such as mandatory diversity and antisemitism training, affinity/support resources, and bias-response processes. He also noted increased political activity on campuses since the October 7, 2023 attacks and began responding to specific issues raised in a letter, including a faculty statement on Palestine and condemnation of Hamas attacks.
researcher — The researcher involved in the submission raised concerns that prompted the apology and public statement.
Jewish student representatives — Met with university leadership on May 2nd to discuss commitments and concerns.
Warren Limmer — The speaker addresses a senator while asking about corrective action; likely Senator Limmer based on context, though the name is not fully stated in the transcript.
Warren Limmer — The speaker addresses a senator while asking about corrective action; likely Senator Limmer based on context, though the name is not fully stated in the transcript.
Warren Limmer — The speaker addresses a senator while asking about corrective action; likely Senator Limmer based on context, though the name is not fully stated in the transcript.
Warren Limmer — The chair recognized Senator Carlson to ask questions.
Warren Limmer — Senator Carlson described past campus protests and asked about charges and consequences for arrests and property damage.
Warren Limmer — Senator Carlson asked about enforcement, charges, and consequences for arrests and property damage during protests.
Warren Limmer — Senator Carlson followed up, asking whether people who violated the law faced consequences.
Warren Limmer — The university senate is referenced as one of the venues where the conflict has spread; no direct speech by the member is identified here.
Warren Limmer — During the question period, Senator Carlson is recognized and then directly praised by the speaker for having accurately identified the key point being discussed.
Warren Limmer — Thanked by the speaker after the 'river to the sea' explanation.
Warren Limmer — Mentioned as 'Senator Liur' in the transcript; likely a reference to Senator Limmer having the materials.
Warren Limmer — Warren Limmer asks the witness whether Israel, as a political nation-state, has a right to exist in its current geographic location. The witness responds that she does not believe an apartheid state has the right to exist.
Warren Limmer — Referenced as 'Ranking Member' in the speaker's thanks, though the transcript mishears the name as 'Liur'.
Warren Limmer — Addressed as Ranking Member; the speaker references comments heard from him and others.
Michael Kreun — Michael Kreun followed up on the handling of nine people already arrested, arguing that the issue was not arrest tactics but the university’s decision to recommend leniency to the city prosecutor. He questioned whether that recommendation may have influenced dismissal of charges, warned that such leniency could encourage future encampments, and raised concern that the university’s approach might be perceived as politically motivated or unequal. He emphasized that campus policies should be applied consistently and content-neutrally, and said the university’s handling of these constitutional free-speech issues should be closely monitored.
President — The President said the university disciplinary/campus process is still ongoing and explained that it often slows during the summer because students and other witnesses may not be available.
President — Says community participation should be central in selecting the professor and that both committee members and broader feedback should be included.
President Edinger — Said either leniency or not proceeding with the larger encampment could have consequences; the university weighed the totality of circumstances.
President Edinger — Said the university weighed the risk of encouraging future conduct against the circumstances and chose the best result for the university.
President Edinger — Said the university weighed the risk against the totality of circumstances and chose the best result for the university.
President Edinger — Said he would have treated people exactly the same and gave an example involving petitions to disinvite Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
President Edinger — Said he would have treated the people the same and cited petitions to disinvite Justice Amy Coney Barrett as an example.
President Edinger — Said the university viewed the event as a learning opportunity and proceeded despite expected protests.
President Edinger — Said the university should be an arena, not a participant, and should not take political sides.
President Edinger — Explained the university's decision to proceed with the event despite protests and disruptions.
President Edinger — Said the university should be an arena, not a participant, and should not take political sides.
President Edinger — Said the university should be an arena, not a participant, and should not take political sides.