Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, the president of Columbia University, took a firm stand against antisemitism Wednesday as she testified in front of a House committee. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.
But at a congressional hearing, Nemat Shafik hedges when asked about a slogan widely seen as antisemitic.
Republicans, and even some Democrats, focused on getting rid of specific university faculty who they say used antisemitic rhetoric.
Protests are continuing at Columbia University on Wednesday as school officials are at a loss about what to do. Another tent city has arisen after cops tore down the first one on Monday.
Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett reacts to ongoing protests on college campuses and statements from Biden’s education secretary on the unrest.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has spoken out against the legislation, arguing that it is unconstitutional. The post Bipartisan Legislation Expected to be Introduced to Create ‘Antisemitism Monitors’ for Universities first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
While NBC was busy trying to discredit Jewish students who were victims of anti-Semitic attacks and threats caught on camera at Columbia University on Tuesday, ABC’s Good Morning America thought they could get by without admitting there was antisemitism coming from the pro-Hamas crowd. Instead, correspondent Stephanie Ramos simply said Jewish students “don’t feel safe” with no explanation as to why. Instead of focusing on the anti-Semitic attacks and rhetoric that caused classes at Columbia’s...
While NBC was busy trying to discredit Jewish students who were victims of anti-Semitic attacks and threats caught on camera at Columbia University on Tuesday, ABC’s Good Morning America thought they could get by without admitting there was antisemitism coming from the pro-Hamas crowd. Instead, correspondent Stephanie Ramos simply said Jewish students “don’t feel safe” with no explanation as to why. Instead of focusing on the anti-Semitic attacks and rhetoric that caused classes at Columbia’s...
In recent days, the pro-Hamas gatherings at university campuses across the country have grown more violent and more brazen with their anti-Semitic rhetoric; causing Jewish students to feel unsafe and universities to advise them to stay away as they shift to virtual learning. But despite all the videos of these incidents, the Tuesday edition of NBC’s Today (via correspondent Erin McLaughlin) worked hard in an apparent attempt to discredit the Jewish students who were trying to get the world’s...
In recent days, the pro-Hamas gatherings at university campuses across the country have grown more violent and more brazen with their anti-Semitic rhetoric; causing Jewish students to feel unsafe and universities to advise them to stay away as they shift to virtual learning. But despite all the videos of these incidents, the Tuesday edition of NBC’s Today (via correspondent Erin McLaughlin) worked hard in an apparent attempt to discredit the Jewish students who were trying to get the world’s...
The United States’ top institutions and assets for higher education are being lost to extremists.
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