Universities are confronting legal pressure over how they handle personnel data related to antisemitism complaints. A judge ruled that the University of Pennsylvania must turn over personal contact information for Jewish community members to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for an antisemitism-related investigation. The reporting highlights that the request is sensitive because it involves collecting information linked to religion, which critics say can resemble compiling membership rosters. It also notes earlier patterns: the EEOC previously sought personnel contact data from multiple colleges, including California State University at Los Angeles and Cornell University, with varied scopes. University leaders in some cases complied and negotiated to reduce scope, while also raising concerns that the investigative approach can feel invasive and politically fraught. The dispute is tied to the EEOC’s role enforcing nondiscrimination employment law, but campus stakeholders are focused on data minimization and privacy. For higher education governance and compliance teams, the decision reinforces the importance of records-handling protocols, legal review capacity, and privacy impact assessments when agencies request contact information.