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Opinion The hearing with Columbia’s president was political farce
The Congressional hearing on antisemitism gave politicians sound bites and did not help protect Jewish students
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News Columbia’s president, at House hearing, says university could do more to fight antisemitism
Nemat Shafik also condemned “calls for the genocide of Jews"
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Fast Forward Rutgers University student governments vote overwhelmingly to divest from Israel
The student governments of two campuses also voted to push the university to end its partnership with Tel Aviv University
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Fast Forward Confidential letter shows Columbia professor who called Hamas attack ‘awesome’ is under investigation
But Columbia University's president didn't want to confirm the investigation during intense questioning over antisemitism at the college on Capitol Hill
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News What to know as Columbia U president Nemat Shafik testifies to Congress about antisemitism on her campus
The hearing follows an explosive one in December that ultimately cost two Ivy League university presidents their jobs
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Fast Forward USC Shoah Foundation distances itself from pro-Palestinian valedictorian whose speech was canceled
Asna Tabassum citing her “resistance to genocide” minor when decrying USC’s decision to bar her from speaking, which the school said stemmed from safety concerns
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Fast Forward USC cancels commencement speech from Muslim valedictorian after she shared link to anti-Israel website
The school’s provost said the decision ‘has nothing to do with free speech’
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Fast Forward The ADL’s new ‘report card’ for campus antisemitism gets an F from Hillel and some Jewish students
One Hillel director called the grade her school received a “massive oversimplification” of complicated yet vibrant realities for Jewish students
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Fast Forward DNC finding: Biden’s Israel backing cost Harris votes for president
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News An audiobook narrator told Zionists to kill themselves. A popular romance novelist hired him anyway.
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