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The fourth and final task force report explores antisemitism in the classroom
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Fast Forward Palestinian restaurant opening near Columbia names its location to honor girl killed in Gaza, campus protesters
The location’s name pays homage to Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza in January 2024
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News Columbia University will screen prospective students for ‘civility’
Students are discussing Israelis and Palestinians and other issues, then assessing each other’s behavior — for college admissions
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The Trump administration's ban on DEI at universities has one big exception: Jewish students get special support.
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Antisemitism Decoded Columbia’s settlement won’t solve its campus crisis. Here’s what could.
Many of the negative experiences that Jewish students are having fall outside the bounds of lawsuits or legal settlements
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Antisemitism Decoded Why Jewish students aren’t celebrating Columbia’s antisemitism deal with the Trump administration
Some pro-Israel students view the settlement as weak and don’t trust Columbia to enforce it, while Jews who participated in campus protests think the school capitulated to Trump
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