July 2025

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2025-07-01
‘Numerous Steps Back’: Columbia University Again Finds Itself Accused of Antisemitism for Eyebrow-Raising Faculty Decision by Novi Zhukovsky, The New York Sun, July 1, 2025 tagDJHC
Middle States Commission warns Columbia’s accreditation ‘may be in jeopardy’ after government finds Title VI violation by Joseph Zuloaga, Columbia Spectator, July 1, 2025
University Statement Regarding Middle States Commission on Higher Education by Columbia, July 1, 2025
Columbia President Claire Shipman Privately Said School Needed To Add an 'Arab' Board Member—and Remove a Jewish One by Aaron Sibarium, Washington Free Beacon, July 1, 2025
House ed panel demands Columbia answer for its president seeming to mock Jew-hatred on campus by Andrew Bernard, JNS, July 1, 2025
Letter to Claire Shipman of Columbia University by Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 1, 2025 (saved copy)
New Research by Professor Rebecca Kobrin on October 7 and Its Impact on Israeli Students at Columbia by Rebecca Korbin, Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University, July 1, 2025
2025-07-02
Stefanik criticizes Columbia University president over potential violation of the Civil Rights Act by Kaanita Iyer, CNN, July 2, 2025
‘Columbia basically failed to protect me’: A conversation with Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24 by Tsehai Alfred, Columbia Spectator, July 2, 2025
Columbia’s Claire Shipman apologizes for leaked messages calling for removal of Jewish trustee by Haley Cohen, Jewish Insider, July 2, 2025
Columbia President Claire Shipman Issues Internal Apology Over Messages School Said Lacked 'Context', Washington Free Beacon, July 2, 2025
Columbia’s Acting President Apologizes for Texts Criticizing Jewish Trustee by Douglas Belkin, The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2025
Stefanik Demands Columbia President Resign Over Texts Criticizing Jewish Board Member by Douglas Belkin, The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2025
Columbia president blames ‘frustration,’ ‘stress’ for calling for Jewish board member’s removal by Andrew Bernard, JNS, July 2, 2025
Leaked email sees Columbia University president grovel over suggested nixing of Jewish board member: ‘Moment of immense pressure’ by Rikki Schlott, New York Post, July 2, 2025
Claire Shipman’s Political Faceplant, Washington Free Beacon, July 2, 2025
Columbia President Claire Shipman Issues Internal Apology Over Messages School Said Lacked 'Context' by Collin Anderson, Washington Free Beacon, July 2, 2025
2025-07-03
Claire Shipman Was Supposed To Be Columbia's Politically Savvy President. So Much for That, Washington Free Beacon, July 3, 2025
Columbia Profs Struggle With Reading Comprehension, Suggest Jewish Board Member 'Leaked' Subpoenaed Texts by Collin Anderson, Washington Free Beacon, July 3, 2025
ZOA Demands the Immediate Resignation of Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman, ZOA Website, July 3, 2025
Columbia Faculty Alliance Statement on the Attack on Interim-President Shipman and her Apology, Rise Up Columbia, July 3, 2025
Columbia Cannot Be Trusted To Negotiate by Seth Mandel, Commentary, July 3, 2025
2025-07-06
Columbia In Talks With Trump Administration Over Restoring Federal Funding by Douglas Belkin and Brian Schwartz, The Wall Street Journal, July 6, 2025
NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani's professor father claimed Hitler inspired by Abraham Lincoln by Alec Schemmel, Fox News, Julyt 6, 2025
2025-07-07
Kasowitz and Barnard Announce Settlement of Lawsuit, Kasowitz Website, July 7, 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s SAT Score Revealed by Christopher F. Rufo, Christopher F. Rufo Blog, July 7, 2025
All Barnard students permitted to take JTS courses, in expansion of partnership by Haley Cohen, EJewishPhilanthropy, July 7, 2025
Groundbreaking Agreement Between Barnard College and The Jewish Theological Seminary Expands Access to Jewish Studies, JTS, July 7, 2025
Barnard to hire Title VI coordinator, prohibit negotiations with protest groups, offer free classes at JTS as part of antisemitism lawsuit settlement by Spencer Davis, Columbia Spectator, July 7, 2025
CUIMC affiliates host weekly vigils for detained students and colleagues by Samantha Elkins, Columbia Spectator, July 7, 2025
Barnard College Settles Antisemitism Lawsuit by Dion J. Pierre, The Algemeiner, July 7, 2025
2025-07-08
Anti-Zionism versus Antisemitism: A Primer by Roí Ankori-Karlinsky, Columbia Spectator, July 8, 2025
Ex-Zohran Mamdani intern berates Muslim NYPD cop for being an officer in resurfaced video by Hannah Fierick, The New York Post, July 8, 2025 tagDJHC
Ilhan Omar's Activist Daughter Unemployed After Graduation From Barnard by Jon Levine, Washington Free Beacon, July 8, 2025
2025-07-10
Israeli prof. Shai Davidai quits Columbia, as university drops harassment investigation by Mathilda Heller, Jerusalem Post, July 10, 2025
Columbia University trustee calls on board to comply with Trump administration demands, CBS News, July 10, 2025
I saw Columbia craziness up close — and New York City’s headed that way if Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor by Ben Appel, The New York Post, July 10, 2025
Assistant professor Shai Davidai leaves Business School in ‘mutual agreement’ with University by Nadia Knoblauch and Manuela Moreyra, Columbia Spectator, July 10, 2025
2025-07-11
EXCLUSIVE: Columbia Nears Deal With Trump Administration. University Will Pay Discrimination Victims, Reveal More Admissions and Hiring Data, But Will Dodge Harsher Measures Like Governance Shakeup. by Eliana Johnson and Aaron Sibarium, Washington Free Beacon, July 11, 2025
Reported Columbia, Trump admin deal ‘sends wrong message,’ Jewish alumni say by Vita Fellig, JNS, July 11, 2025
Columbia Has Discussed $200 Million Payment in Civil-Rights Settlement With Trump Administration by Douglas Belkin and Liz Essley Whyte, The Wall Street Journal, July 11, 2025
Columbia and Trump Near a Deal, With School Possibly Paying Millions by Sharon Otterman and Michael C. Bender, The New York Times, July 11, 2025
2025-07-12
Mamdani father’s role on terrorist-tied anti-Israel group exposed as suicide bomber comments resurface by David Zimmermann, Washington Examiner, July 12, 2025
Mamdani's father sits on council of anti-Israel group tied to terror, legitimizes role of suicide bombers by Andrew Mark Miller , Cameron Cawthorne, Fox News, July 12, 2025
Columbia University on the cusp of a deal with Trump administration, paying millions to unlock federal funding by Betsy Klein, CNN, July 12, 2025
2025-07-15
Columbia’s Still Broken. Don’t Let Trump Buy the Lie by Gerard Filitti, Times of Israel, July 25, 2025
What is on Trial at Columbia? Students of the Basel al-Araj Popular University Speak Out During Disciplinary Hearings, CUAD Substack, July 15, 2025
Our Additional Commitments to Combatting Antisemitism by Claire Shipman, Columbia Website, July 15, 2025
Inside the Negotiation Room: How Dialogue Between Columbia and Pro-Palestinian Protesters Broke Down by Ann Vettikkal, Columbia Spectator - The Eye, July 15, 2025
Why I’m Leaving Columbia by Shai Davidai, Tablet, July 15, 2025
Columbia adopts new definition of antisemitism, partners with ADL for antisemitism training by Spencer Davis, Columbia Spectator, July 15, 2025
Columbia Expands Efforts to Fight Antisemitism as Trump Deal Seems Near by Sharon Otterman, The New York Times, July 15, 2025
Columbia takes steps to reach Title VI deal with federal government by Haley Cohen, Jewish Insider, July 15, 2025
Columbia University adopts new definition of antisemitism, shuns pro-Palestinian group by Cayla Bamberger, The Daily News, July 15, 2025
Barnard College settlement: A turning point for Jewish students like Katie Aryeh by Alexandra Miller, KATC3 TV/ABC, July 15, 2025
2025-07-16
Despite Pending Federal Agreement, Columbia University Still Tolerates Antisemitism by Joel M. Margolis, The Algemeiner, July 16, 2025
Jewish Community Fears Sellout in Trump Administration Settlement With Columbia by Novi Zhukovsky, The New York Sun, July 16, 2025 tagDJHC
Under pressure from US feds, Columbia announces new measures to combat antisemitism by Luke Tress, Times of Israel, July 16, 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s dad’s deep links to controversial SJP group and incendiary anti-Israel stance at keynote speech exposed by Isabel Vincent, New York Post, July 16, 2025
2025-07-17
EXCLUSIVE: Columbia To Meet With Trump Administration To Finalize Deal as Left-Leaning Committee Searches for New University President by Eliana Johnson, Washington Free Beacon, July 17, 2025
Columbia ‘Incorporating’ IHRA Antisemitism Definition by Ryan Quinn, Inside Higher Ed, July 17, 2025
ZOA to President Trump/Steve Miller: Ensure a Strong Deal with Columbia University to End Raging Campus Antisemitism, Press Release, ZOA, July 17, 2025
Columbia and White House Enter Final Stage of Talks to End Standoff by Michael C. Bender and Sharon Otterman, The New York Times, July 17, 2025
2025-07-18
Trustee Actions on University Judicial Board and Rules Process, Columbia Website, July 18, 2025
Columbia Jewish students, alumni critique school’s commitments to combat antisemitism as ‘bare minimum’ by Haley Cohen, Jewish Insider, July 18, 2025
EMET Calls on President Trump to Stop a Weak Deal Between Columbia University and the Federal Government by Sarah Stern, EMET, July 18, 2025
2025-07-20
Columbia meets with Trump administration in talks to restore federal funding by Spencer Davis, Columbia Spectator, July 20, 2025
2025-07-21
Columbia professors demand answers as White House finalizes negotiations with Ivy League university by Preston Mizell, Fox News, July 21, 2025
2025-07-22
Columbia finally punishes anti-Israel rioters over violent library takeover, slaps dozens of students with suspensions, expulsions by Chris Nesi, Anna Young and Emily Crane, New York Post, July 22, 2025
Columbia University suspends, expels dozens of students for anti-Israel protests by Luke Tress, Times of Israel, July 22, 2025
Columbia suspends, expels and revokes diplomas of students involved in Butler Library takeover by Grace Gilson, JTA, July 22, 2025
Columbia Suspends Nearly 80 Students for Pro-Palestine Protest Ahead of Deal with Trump Administration and Anti-Defamation League by CUAD, CUAD Substack, July 22, 2025 CUAD
Mahmoud Khalil Refuses to Condemn Hamas, Visits High-Profile Democrats in DC by Corey Walker, The Algemeiner, July 22, 2025 Mahmoud Khalil
Columbia University Suspends, Expels, Revokes Degrees of Pro-Hamas Activists Who Seized Butler Library by Dion J. Pierre, The Algemeiner, July 22, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Lashes Out After CNN Asks If He Condemns Hamas: 'Disingenuous and Absurd To Ask Such Questions' by Meghan Blonder, Washington Free Beacon, July 22, 2025
No, Zionism doesn’t mean whatever you say it does by Elisha Baker, Columbia Spectator, July 22, 2025
Columbia Expels and Suspends Students Involved in Library Takeover by Sharon Otterman, The New York Times, July 22, 2025
UJB issues expulsions, suspensions, and degree revocations to over 70 students for Butler demonstration by Emily Pickering and Spencer Davis, Columbia Spectator, July 22, 2025
Letter: Columbia Should Not Capitulate to Trump by Arthur Eisenberg, NYCLU, July 22, 2025
2025-07-23
Columbia University to pay out more than $220M after violating Jewish students’ civil rights in massive win for Trump admin by Josh Christenson and Chris Nesi, New York Post, July 23, 2025
Columbia Agrees to Pay More Than $200 Million to Settle Trump Fight by Douglas Belkin, The Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2025
Our Resolution With the Federal Government, Columbia University, July 23, 2025
Resolution of Federal Investigations and Restoration of the University’s Research Funding by Claire Shipman, Columbia University, July 23, 2025
Columbia must do more to root out hate on campus — starting in the faculty lounge by Shai Davidai, New York Post, July 23, 2025
Columbia’s Administrators Are Fooling Themselves by Suresh Naidu, The New York Times, July 23, 2025 Suresh Naidu
The University That Chose Surrender by Brian Rosenberg, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 23, 2025
‘In line with our values’: Shipman describes deal with Trump administration in first interview with Spectator by Isha Banerjee and Tsehai Alfred, Columbia Spectator, July 23, 2025
2025-07-24
Columbia will pay $220 million in deal with Trump administration to resume federal funding by Spencer Davis and Emily Pickering, Columbia Spectator, July 24, 2025
Why Jewish students aren’t celebrating Columbia’s antisemitism deal with the Trump administration by Arno Rosenfeld, Forward, July 24, 2025 tagDJHC
Trump’s Columbia Deal, Washington Free Beacon, July 24, 2025
$221 Mil Deal With Trump 'Won't End Columbia's Torture,' Professor Wails in NYT Op-Ed by Matthew Xiao, Washington Free Beacon, July 24, 2025 Suresh Naidu
Did Columbia’s Deal With Trump Save Its Stature or Sacrifice It? by Troy Closson and Samantha Latson, The New York Times, July 24, 2025
Columbia janitors forced to scrub swastikas after brutal assault by anti-Israel mob settle with school for undisclosed amount by Ryan King, New York Post, July 24, 2025
2025-07-25
Behind the $221 Million Columbia Antisemitism Deal by Maya Sulkin and Frannie Block, The Free Press, July 25, 2025 [no paywall]
In Largest EEOC Public Settlement in Almost 20 Years, Columbia University Agrees to Pay $21 Million to Resolve EEOC Antisemitism Charges, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, July 25, 2025
Columbia genocide scholar may quit school over ‘censorship’ on Israel, antisemitism, Times of Israel, July 25, 2025 Marianne Hirsch
The Professors Who Supported the Student Deportation Frenzy by Jacqueline Sweet, Drop Site News, July 25, 2025 (archived) tagDJHC
What Happens Next at Columbia Matters Everywhere by J. Philip Rosen, The Algemeiner, July 25, 2025
2025-07-26
Reframing the narrative on antisemitism at Columbia: What the data says by Melanie Wall, J. Blake Turner, Sharon Schwartz, John Santelli, Jeffrey Fagan, Susan Essock, Marwa Elshakry, and Lila Davachi, Columbia Spectator, July 26, 2025
‘There’s a lot of fear’: Faculty react to Columbia’s $200 million settlement with Trump administration by Emily Pickering and Spencer Davis, Columbia Spectator, July 26, 2025
2025-07-27
An Assessment of the Columbia University Deal from the Perspective of a Former Penn State Monitor: Part I by Ellen Ginsberg Simon, Life Derailed Substack, July 27, 2025
When Systems Fail: Why Due Process Matters by David Kessler, Sundial, July 27, 2025
2025-07-28
Questions for Mahmoud Khalil by Tal Fortgang, The Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2025
Columbia suspends, expels and revokes degrees of over 70 pro-Palestine protesters by Mathilda Heller, Jerusalem Post, July 28, 2025
ZOA Review of Government Deal with Columbia University: Many Praiseworthy, Extraordinary Aspects Could/Should Lead to Positive Historic Changes, ZOA, July 28, 2025
2025-07-29
Higher Ed Failed Its Jewish Students — So the Government Stepped In by Samuel J. Abrams, The Algemeiner, July 29, 2025
2025-07-30
History of bad faith: Columbia’s pledge to fight antisemitism can’t be trusted - opinion by Asaf Romirowsky, Jerusalem Post, July 30, 2025
Ahead of deal with Trump administration, NYCLU urged Shipman to defend academic freedom in negotiations by Nadia Knoblauch, Columbia Spectator, July 29, 2025
Pro-Israel students: University reforms must go beyond cash payments by Haley Cohen, Jewish Insider, July 30, 2025
An Agreement That Settles Nothing by THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CHAPTER OF THE AAUP, Academe Blog, July 30, 2025
Less than half of Jewish and Muslim students feel sense of belonging at Columbia, Universitywide survey finds by Spencer Davis, Columbia Spectator, July 30, 2025
Students share mixed reactions to Columbia’s $200 million settlement with Trump administration by Spencer Davis and Emily Pickering, Columbia Spectator, July 30, 2025
2025-07-31
Columbia sister school Barnard College lays off dozens of employees weeks after antisemitism suit settlement by Chris Nesi, New York Post, July 31, 2025
Mahmood Mamdani, Credited With Shaping Son Zohran's Thinking, Wrote of 'Moral Equivalence' Between 9/11 and US War on Terror by Alana Goodman, Washington Free Beacon, July 31, 2025 Mahmood Mamdani
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