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By Matt Golden Last month, Community ran a cartoon about the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil that received more responses — both positive and negative — than any other cartoon run since I’ve been working here. As most of you know, … Read More
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Deborah Lipstadt, who was the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism under President Joe Biden, revealed in an essay published Sunday that she had turned down a position at Columbia University because of … Read More
By Luke Tress (New York Jewish Week) — Columbia University has suspended three administrators for sending disparaging text messages during a panel about Jewish campus life last month. During the May 31 panel discussion, the administrators sent texts to each … Read More
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — House Republicans plan to massively expand oversight of universities that they allege are rife with antisemitism, a tactic that the party sees as opportune in an election year. Rep. Mike Johnson, the Louisiana Republican … Read More
By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — Yakira Galler, a first-year student at Barnard College, has had trouble sleeping. Galler has an apartment that looks out onto Broadway, which divides Columbia University’s campus from Barnard, its women’s college. Each night this week, … Read More