Columbia president pressed at hearing about profs who support Hamas
Pledging a tougher line on antisemitism, Nemat Shafik told lawmakers, ‘Any faculty member at Columbia who behaves in an antisemitic or discriminatory way should find somewhere else to go’
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President of Columbia University Minouche Shafik (L), and David Schizer (R), Dean Emeritus and Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law & Economics, testify before the House Committee on Education & the Workforce at Rayburn House Office Building on April 17, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Columbia University President Nemat Shafik largely escaped the fireworks at a Wednesday congressional hearing that brought down two of her Ivy League colleagues last year, but nonetheless faced a grilling over the school’s handling of antisemitism, particularly regarding professors...