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Fast Forward Columbia removes 3 deans over text exchange deriding concerns of campus antisemitism
University president acknowledges text messages were antisemitic, vows training on discrimination for faculty in response
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Fast Forward New Columbia administrator texts show deans complaining about Jewish student ‘privilege,’ calling Hillel leader a ‘problem’
The conversations include messages in which the administrators made light of Jewish panelists’ concerns about antisemitism and students feeling unwelcome at some campus spaces
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Fast Forward Cuomo releases TV ad blasting campus protesters backing Hamas
'We are at a crucial moment in history where antisemitism is spreading unchecked and support for Israel in this country is waning,' said the former New York governor
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Fast Forward Harvard antisemitism task force finds ‘dire’ situation for Israelis on campus, urges swift action
The task force said students report "political litmus tests" for participation in extracurricular activities
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Fast Forward After spurning Columbia, Robert Kraft gives $1M to Yeshiva U to support transfer students
In April, Kraft had announced a split with his alma mater, Columbia University, over the school’s handling of its pro-Palestinian protests
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Fast Forward Stanford task force documents ‘widespread and pernicious’ antisemitism on campus since Oct. 7
The report is the first major detailed examination of antisemitism at an elite college to be published since the war’s outbreak
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Fast Forward Columbia suspends 3 administrators over disparaging texts during panel on campus Jewish life
A newly released appears to show a Columbia dean mocking the school’s Hillel director
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Fast Forward ADL doubles down on its campus antisemitism report cards despite backlash
The group revised some of its scores for colleges without changing its contested approach
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