Stefanik’s questioning of the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and their equivocations over whether calling for the genocide of Jews should be considered bullying and harassment drew an instant backlash. The hearing also illustrated the increasingly perilous road higher education institutions have been on since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas — and a willingness by members of Congress to step in and address the issue. Tensions have been heightened on college campuses in the wake of the attacks and subsequent bombardment of Gaza by Israel. The moment for Stefanik during...