Columbia University President Nemat Shafik and three other Columbia officials testified before Congress about how the university is responding to antisemitism on campus.
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Columbia University President Answers Tough Questions In Antisemitism Probe
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Four months after a contentious congressional hearing led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, Columbia University's president is set to appear before the same committee over questions of antisemitism and the school's response to conflicts on campus over the Israel-Hamas war.
Columbia University’s President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik faced questions from House Republicans on her handling of antisemitism on campus after the Oct. 7 attack.
The president of Columbia University took a firm stand against antisemitism Wednesday as she parried accusations from Republicans who see the New York campus as a hotbed of bias, but she hedged on whether certain phrases invoked by some supporters of Palestinians rise to harassment.
The testimony from Columbia's president comes several months after lawmakers grilled the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania.
Columbia president Nemat Shafik confirmed that two professors are "under investigation for discriminatory remarks," in a hearing concerning campus antisemitism.
Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik testified about antisemitism on college campuses before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik gave congressional testimony Wednesday on the explosion of campus anti-Semitism. Facing questions from the Republican-led House Education Committee, Shafik said that "anti-Jewish protests" have not taken place at Columbia—then reversed course.
Leaders of Columbia University defended the prestigious New York school's efforts to combat anti-Semitism on campus at a fiery congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Minouche Shafik defended her administration's efforts to address antisemitism, including by hiring additional staff to investigate complaints and launching an antisemitism taskforce.
Columbia University students occupied the campus’s great lawn Wednesday after the college president spoke about the institution’s response to antisemitism at
Columbia University's president was in the spotlight Wednesday as she was grilled by lawmakers in Washington DC over whether the Ivy League school has done enough to crackdown on rising antisemitism amid the raging Israel-Hamas war.
Columbia University President Nemat Shafik and three other Columbia officials testified before Congress about how the university is responding to antisemitism on campus.
Jewish students react to the fiery anti-Israel protests overnight at Columbia University, demanding officials take action against the surging antisemitism on college campuses.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers grilled Columbia University President Minouche Shafik about how the university addresses antisemitism, including cases involving faculty members who have publicly referred to Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre as “awesome.”
Rep. Aaron Bean to Columbia President Shafik: Your words don't match your actions. You're saying the right things, but we see the videos and your students can't walk across campus without hearing "F*** Jews."
