# Sunshine Act Meetings
**AGENCY:**
United States Commission on Civil Rights.
**ACTION:**
Notice of Commission public briefing, antisemitism on America's college and university campuses: current conditions and the Federal response.
**DATES:**
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 10:00 a.m. EST.
**ADDRESSES:**
Meeting to take place in person and virtually and is open to the public.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425.
It will also be livestreamed on the Commission's YouTube page: *https://www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos.*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Joe Kim: 202-499-0263; *[email protected]* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a briefing on Thursday, February 19, 2026, to investigate the increase in antisemitism on America's college and university campuses. The investigation will examine how institutions of higher education and the federal government responded to allegations of antisemitism on U.S. college and university campuses in violation of federal civil rights protections.
At this public briefing, the Commission will hear from subject matter experts such as current and former federal employees, impacted students and university officials, advocacy organizations, and legal and policy experts.
The web link to access CART (in English) on Thursday, February 19, 2026, is *https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=USCCR.* Please note that CART is text-only translation that occurs in real time during the meeting and is not an exact transcript.
To request additional accommodations, persons with disabilities should email *[email protected]* by Monday, February 16, 2026, indicating “accommodations” in the subject line.
**Briefing Agenda**
I. *Introductory Remarks:* 10:00-10:15 a.m.
II. *Panel 1:* Antisemitism, Free Speech, and Civil Rights Law in Higher Education, 10:15-11:25 a.m.
III. *Break:* 11:25-11:35 a.m.
IV. *Panel 2:* Policy in Practice: Implementing Title VI to Address Campus Antisemitism, 11:35-12:45 p.m.
V. *Lunch:* 12:45-2:15 p.m.
VI. *Panel 3:* Campus Life and Antisemitism: Student and Institutional Perspectives, 2:15-3:25 p.m.
VII. *Break:* 3:25 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
VIII. *Panel 4:* Building Inclusive and Secure Campuses: Policy, Advocacy, and Practice, 3:35 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
IX. *Closing Remarks:* 4:45-4:55 p.m.
X. *Adjourn Meeting* .
**Call for Public Comments**
In addition to the testimony collected on Thursday, February 19, 2026, via public briefing, the Commission welcomes the submission of material for consideration as we prepare our report. Please submit such information to *[email protected]* no later than March 20, 2026, or by mail to OCRE/Public Comments, ATTN: AS Briefing, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425.
Dated: February 13, 2026.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.