February 2025
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2025-02-04
Columbia Faculty of Terror by Canary Mission, February 4, 2025 DJHC
2025-02-05
DOJ campus antisemitism probe is 'absolutely necessary,' Columbia professor says, Ran Kivetz, Fox News, February 5, 2025
2025-02-02
CUAD holds vigil for Hind Rajab by Molly Bordoff and Spencer Davis, Columbia Spectator, February 2, 2025 CUAD - Columbia University Apartheid Divest
2025-02-03
Columbia students just sued the university for attacks on pro-Palestine activism by Kavitha Chekuru, Drop Site, February 3, 2025
Department of Education launches antisemitism investigations into five universities by Marc Rod, Jewish Insider, February 3, 2025
Columbia Business School Professor Resigns, Citing Pro-Hamas Colleague Joseph Massad's Course on Zionism by Jessica Schwalb, February 3, 2025 Joseph Massad
Trump’s DOE investigating five universities –including Columbia – over alleged antisemitic harassment as Biden’s ‘toothless’ efforts ripped by Carl Campanile and Caitlin McCormack, New York Post, February 3, 2025
Education Dept. probes Jew-hatred at Columbia, Berkeley, Northwestern, Portland State, Minnesota by JNS Staff, JNS, February 3, 2025
Jewish professor quits Columbia, citing ‘systematic’ anti-Israel bias on campus by Luke Tress, Times of Israel, February 3, 2025
At Columbia: Grievances, Lawsuits, Resignations and a New Trump Administration Investigation by John Sexton, HotAir, February 3, 2025
Statement on Notice From U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights by Columbia University, February 3, 2025
2025-02-04
Columbia faculty urge protective measures for Jewish students by Luke Tress, TImes of Israel, February 4, 2025
Columbia Gathers for Bibas Family, Faces Destructive Antisemitism by Eliana Birman, Jewish Link, February 4, 2024 CUAD - Columbia University Apartheid Divest
‘People Are Speaking in Whispers’ by Amba Guerguerian, The Indypenent, February 4, 2025 Joseph Howley Layla Saliba Catherine Elias / Catherine Curran-Groome DJHC
‘Systemic Antisemitism’: Columbia University Jewish Community Urges Policies on Campus Antisemitism by Dion J. Pierre, The Algemeiner, February 4, 2024
2025-02-05
Columbia Encampment Leaders Sue School for 'Psychological Harm'—and Tap Professional Anarchist Who Stormed Campus Building as Their Rep by Jessica Schwalb, The Washington Free Beacon, February 5, 2025
Columbia AAUP hosts ‘In Defense of the University’ forum by Joseph Zuloaga, Columbia Spectator, February 5, 2025
2025-02-06
Outspoken Columbia Professor Shai Davidai Is Tackling Antisemitism on Campus by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller, Aish, February 6, 2025
Three Students Sue University Over Suspensions Related To Pro-Palestinian Activism, Bwog, February 6, 2025
Outspoken Columbia Professor Shai Davidai Is Tackling Antisemitism on Campus by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller, Aish, February 6, 2025
Statement on Post From Unsanctioned Group by Columbia University, February 6, 2025
2025-02-07
Protecting our university from Trump’s cruel agenda means resisting his instrumentalization of antisemitism by Debbie Becher , Susan Bernofsky, Elizabeth Bernstein, Yinon Cohen, Jack Halberstam, Marianne Hirsch, Joseph Howley, Daniel Malinsky, Nara Milanich, Manijeh Moradian, Robert Newton, James Piacentini, Alisa Solomon, Bruce Robbins, and James Schamus, Columbia Spectator, February 7, 2025
Press Release: Baumgartner, Walberg Introduce Bill to Thwart Foreign Influence in U.S. Colleges by House Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 7, 2025
2025-02-10
Columbia University students hold lecture teaching ‘lessons’ of First Intifada by Michael Starr, The Jerusalem Post, February 10, 2025 CUAD
Columbia Extremists Hold 'Teach-In' on First Intifada as Professors Defend Them by John Sexton, HotAir, February 10, 2025
2025-02-11
Trump Pledged To Deport Pro-Hamas Student Visa Holders. Who Are They? by Alana Goodman, Washington Free Beacon, February 11, 2025 Mahmoud Khalil Mohsen Mahdawi
Now Columbia’s anti-Israel student protesters have the audacity to sue the school for suspending them by Rikki Schlott, The New York Post, February 11, 2025
2025-02-12
Nearly 200 faculty members sign letter urging Columbia to implement safety measures for Jewish students by Rebecca Massel and Spencer Davis, Columbia Spectator, February 12, 2025
University Senate passes resolution to combat antisemitism, debates ‘dilution’ of original draft by Spencer Davis and Molly Bordoff, Columbia Spectator, February 12, 2025
Columbia leaders ‘doubling down’ on a Hamas-supporting lecturer caused me to quit: ex prof by Rikki Schlott, The New York Post, February 12, 2025
2025-02-13
Press Release: Chair Walberg Questions Columbia’s Efforts to Protect Jewish Students, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 13, 2025
Letter from Tim Walberg the Chairman of House Committee on Education and the Workforce to Columbia, by Tim Walberg, February 13, 2025
House Republicans demand Columbia turn over records on ‘pervasive antisemitism’ on campus by Josh Christenson, The New York Post, February 13, 2025
Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) Holds “Gaza Will Resist, Gaza Will Rebuild” Protest At Sundial, Bwog, February 13, 2025 CUAD
In defense of our shared values by Joshua Mitts and David Pozen, Columbia Spectator, February 13, 2025
2025-02-14
US Congress Demands Document Dump From Columbia University as Antisemitism Investigations Continue by Dion J. Pierre, The Algemeiner, February 14, 2025
US House panel demands Columbia University turn over disciplinary records for anti-Israel protesters by Luke Tress, The Times of Israel, February 14, 2025
The Perils of Universities’ Unscholarly Antisemitism Reports by Peter Beinart, Jewish Currents, February 14, 2025
2025-02-15
The Columbia Network Pushing Behind the Scenes to Deport and Arrest Student Protesters by Natasha Lennard and Akela Lacy, The Intercept, February 15, 2025 (saved) tagDJHC
2025-02-16
Office of Institutional Equity launches mandatory antidiscrimination training by Isha Banerjee and Wiann Wilson, Columbia Spectator, February 16, 2025
2025-02-17
When you hear of ‘intifada,’ you don’t typically think of American college campuses. by Jacob Boren, The Trumpet, February 17, 2025
Open Letter from Israeli Columbia students, postdocs, and alumni against deportations by Sahar Bostock, Aharon Dardik, Michael Baratz, Roni Ziv, Noga Fainguelernt, Josh Drill, Noa Ovadia, Ella Doron-Mandel, Tal Hirschhorn, Gal Nissan, Amos Laor, Yuval Dwek, Edo Roth, Lior Abramson Vaisman, Didi Tal, Zohar Tirosh-Polk, Elisheva Gavra, Noa Tann, and Daniela Lichtman, Columbia Spectator, February 17, 2025
Education Dept. Gives Schools Two Weeks to Eliminate Race-Based Programs by Zach Montague, The New York Times, February 17, 2025
2025-02-19
Israeli Education Minister Unexpectedly Praises Columbia University for Response to Campus Antisemitism by Dion J. Pierre, The Algemeiner, February 19, 2025
Columbia alters DEI statements on University web pages amid Trump executive orders by Emily Pickering, Natalie Cosgrove, and Rebecca Massel, Columbia Spectator, February 19, 2025
2025-02-20
Armstrong, Olinto meet with Israeli Minister of Education Yoav Kisch by Spencer Davis, Molly Bordoff, and Rebecca Massel, Columbia Spectator, February 20, 2025
2025-02-21
Columbia Israeli and Jewish students and alumni stand against the misrepresentation of our voices by Mikael Rochman and Stav Slama, Columbia Spectator, February 21, 2025
Columbia students, stand with humanity and against barbarity - opinion by David Friedman, Ezra Gontownik, The Jerusalem Post, February 21, 2025
2025-02-23
Barnard College expels students involved in anti-Israel class disruption by Haley Cohen, Jewish Insider, February 23, 2025 tagDisruption
Press Release: Barnard College expels two students for pro-Palestinian activism under pressure from billionaire donors by CUAD, February 23, 2025 tagDisruption
American university students, it's time to take a stand - opinion by David Friedman, Ezra Gontownik, The Jerusalem Post, February 23, 2025
2025-02-25
The Point Conversations and insights about the moment. by Bret Stephens, The New York Times, February 25, 2025
Deborah Lipstadt: Why I Won’t Teach at Columbia by Deborah Lipstadt, The Free Press, February 25, 2025 [original link] [saved PDF]
Barnard heightens security measures ahead of planned CUAD protest by Spencer Davis and Molly Bordoff, Columbia Spectator, February 25, 2025 CUAD
2025-02-26
Anti-Israel activists at Barnard College invade campus building by Luke Tress, Times of Israel, February 26, 2025 tagHarassment
Statement on Disruption at Barnard College’s Milbank Hall by Columbia University, February 26, 2025
Anti-Israel protesters physically assault Barnard College staff in university building takeover by Haley Cohen, Jewish Insider, February 26, 2025 tagAssault
Protesters stage sit-in outside Barnard dean’s office by Isha Banerjee, Daksha Pillai, and Apurva Chakravarthy, Columbia Spectator, February 26, 2025 tagDisruption
Anti-Zionist Group Occupies Barnard College Building by Dion J. Pierre, The Algemeiner, February, 26, 2025 CUAD
Columbia condemns student group's call for more disruptions of 'Zionist' classes by Michael Duke, Campus Reform, February 26, 2025
WATCH: Columbia Radicals Storm Campus Building in Protest of Expelled Barnard Students by Jessica Costescu, Washington Free Beacon, February 26, 2025
Columbia's Barnard College is first to expel students over Gaza war by Syma Mohammed, Middle East Eye, February 26, 2025
2025-02-27
Everything You Need to Know About Yesterday's Student Occupation at Barnard College by Stu, Stu’s Substack, February 27, 2025
Pro-Palestinian protesters at Barnard College force entry into campus hall and injure an employee, school says by Seth Wenig, NBC News, February 27, 2025 tagAssault
Barnard restricts campus access to only Barnard ID holders after Milbank sit-in, updates to include CUID holders by Joseph Zuloaga, Columbia Spectator, February 27, 2025
Letter to the Editor: Correcting the record by Joseph Howley, Columbia Spectator, February 27, 2025 Joseph Howley
Barnard’s spoiled protesters expose the spineless leadership of colleges and New York’s pols — again by Kirsten Fleming, The New York Post, February 27, 2025 tagAdminFail
Transport Workers Union ‘blasts’ sit-in protesters for alleged assault of public safety officer by Apurva Chakravarthy and Isha Banerjee, Columbia Spectator, February 27, 2025 tagAssault
Jewish advocacy group calls on DOJ to defund Columbia, Barnard for failing to protect students as violent anti-Israel protests rage: ‘Hostile and dangerous’ by Carl Campanile, Khristina Narizhnaya and Chris Nesi, The New York Post, February 27, 2025
‘Crush Zionism’ on Your Own Time by The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal, February 27, 2025
Trauma Envy and the Campus Intifada by Seth Mandel, Commentary, February 27, 2025
Barnard made ‘no promise of amnesty,’ did not negotiate concessions for sit-in protesters, spokesperson writes By Isha Banerjee, Heather Chen, and Joseph Zuloaga, Columbia Spectator February 27, 2025
Anti-Israel activists at Barnard College invade campus building, injure employee by Luke Tress, The Times of Israel, February 27, 2025
2025-02-28
Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism Announces Visits to 10 College Campuses that Experienced Incidents of Antisemitism by US Department of Justice, February 28, 2025
Barnard Should Expel Campus Radicals by Tal Fortgang, City Journal, February 28, 2025
Divisive Departments by Samuel J. Abrams, AEI, February 28, 2025 Jacqueline Orr
House Committee on Education and the Workforce chairman Rep. Tim Walberg meets with Columbia students on Capitol Hill by Spencer Davis, Columbia Spectator, February 28, 2025