Yesterday the Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, which is made up of four government agencies, announced that it was cutting $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University. The Task Force also warned this was just the beginning, i.e. there would be more cuts coming.
Friday evening the interim president of Columbia, Katrina Armstrong, emailed the campus with a response saying that combatting antisemitism was the administration’s “number on priority.”
In her email, Armstrong affirmed the University’s commitment to working with the federal government to address their concerns on antisemitism.
“To that end, Columbia can, and will, continue to take serious action toward combatting antisemitism on our campus,” Armstrong wrote. “This is our number one priority.”…
“There is no question that the cancellation of these funds will immediately impact research and other critical functions of the University, impacting students, faculty, staff, research, and patient care,” Armstrong wrote in her email.
Also Friday there was a University Senate plenary where President Armstrong made similar remarks before leaving for another meeting. After she spoke, a member of the student senate condemned the school for the handful of arrests which took place this week after a large group of students refused to clear the area near the Barnard library. […]
— Read More: hotair.com
