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- Columbia Leaders Grilled at Antisemitism Hearing Over Faculty CommentsThe university’s president, Nemat Shafik, agreed that some professors had crossed the line as she testified before House lawmakers on questions of student safety and free speech.
- Columbia University’s President, Nemat Shafik, to Testify in CongressNemat Shafik said some contested phrases — like “from the river to the sea” — might warrant discipline, angering some supporters of academic freedom.
- Who Are Joseph Massad and the Other Columbia Professors Mentioned in the House Hearing?Lawmakers grilled officials over comments the faculty members Joseph Andoni Massad, Katherine Franke and Mohamed Abdou made after the Hamas-led attack on Israel.
- Trump Criminal Trial Seats 7 Jurors, Adjourns Until ThursdayThe jurors were selected after lawyers picked through past social media postings about Donald J. Trump and argued over whether they reflected bias. Opening statements could come as early as Monday.
- 4 Takeaways from Today’s Hearing on Antisemitism at Columbia UniversityThe closely watched hearing included several tense exchanges between members of Congress and Columbia representatives.
- Cyberattack Threatens to Delay Hochul’s $237 Billion N.Y. State Budget Even MoreDays after lawmakers in Albany reached agreement on the framework of a $237 billion state budget, a digital security breach threatened to delay proceedings.
- Trump Visits a Bodega in Harlem After a Day in Court, Railing Against CrimeAfter a day in court, Donald Trump visited a bodega in Harlem where a clerk stabbed a man in 2022 and was charged by Alvin Bragg, who also leveled felony charges against the former president.
- How to Define the Term ‘Antisemitism’ Is the Subject of Bitter DebateSeveral university task forces created in response to student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have struggled to identify what, precisely, constitutes antisemitism.
- Elise Stefanik Has Taken Aim at Elite College PresidentsRepresentative Elise Stefanik was already a rising star within her party, but her grilling of the presidents of Harvard, Penn and M.I.T. at a December hearing became a defining moment.
- Lincoln Center’s Summer Festival to Focus on Civic BondsThe third edition of Summer for the City will feature hip-hop, comedy, classical music and more, under the motto “life, liberty and happiness.”
- Columbia Leaders Grilled at Antisemitism Hearing Over Faculty Comments
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