Republicans, and even some Democrats, focused on getting rid of specific university faculty who they say used antisemitic rhetoric.
House lawmakers on Wednesday grilled Columbia University’s leaders over their enforcement of antisemitism discipline policies for students and faculty.
Unlike the previous antisemitism hearing, lawmakers did not call for Shafik to resign. Republicans, and even some Democrats, focused on getting rid of university faculty who they say used antisemitic rhetoric. “On my watch, faculty who make remarks that cross the line in terms of antisemitism, there will be consequences for them,” Shafik said. “I have five cases at the moment who have either been taken out of the classroom or dismissed.”
Shafik said that there is a process for when faculty cross the line, but acknowledged that Massad is still on faculty. “I’m very personally committed to making sure that our faculty do not cross the line in terms of discrimination and harassment,” Shafik later added. “We have mechanisms that are now being enforced and on my watch, they will be enforced. I think many of these appointments were made in the past in a different era and that era is done.
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