COLUMBIA’S TURN
House Committee to Investigate Columbia’s ‘Inadequate Response’ to Campus Antisemitism: Cathryn J. Prince, Times of Israel, Feb. 12, 2024 — Columbia University’s handling of antisemitism is now the subject of an official Congressional committee investigation.
What Happens When You Teach at Columbia and Reject Hamas: Shai Davidai and Yardenne Greenspan, Tablet, Feb. 13, 2024
Columbia University’s Antisemitism Rages On – Opinion: Sheila Nazarian, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 12, 2024
Antisemitism Is Infecting My College Campus — And So Many Others: Rebecca Massel, Rolling Stone, Nov. 22, 2023
It’s Time to Upend the Modern University: Jonathan Barth, Real Clear Education, Feb. 12, 2024
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Feds To Investigate Johns Hopkins U For Antisemitism Over Faculty, Grad Student Ceasefire Statements: Andrew Lapin, JTA, Feb. 14, 2024 — Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, open letters calling for a ceasefire have been one of the most common ways for thousands of academics, from Boston to Los Angeles, to register their opposition to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
Should Schools Suspend Students for Chanting ‘From the River to the Sea’? A Federal Investigation in Minnesota Will Test the Issue.: Andrew Lapin, JTA, Jan. 31, 2024 — A suburban Minneapolis school district is facing a federal investigation for Islamophobic discrimination after suspending two Muslim students who chanted “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
Jonathan Haidt: Abolish DEI to Save Academia: John Murawski, Unherd, Feb. 8, 2024 —Abolishing DEI may be the only way out of the Leftist ideological capture of American campuses, Jonathan Haidt told an audience at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, on Wednesday.
Silicon Valley Has a Harvard Problem: Alexander C. Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska, Time, Feb. 12, 2024 –In 1976, Frank Collin, an ambitious leader in the small but resilient Nazi party of the United States, planned a march in Skokie, Illinois—an attempt to raise the profile of his organization and build support for his cause.