Protests erupt outside Columbia University after president's tense hearing on Capitol Hill

and Elsewhere on Capitol Hill there was another very tense hearing on campus anti-Semitism New York's Columbia University president faced very tough questions from house lawmakers later there were Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli protests outside the university with some of the demonstrators lighting small fires and then clashing with police Nicole kilan has more on that hearing the leaders of Columbia University acknowledged a moral crisis as the Republican lead House Education committee accus the ivy league institution of gross negligence for its handling of anti-Semitic incidents anti-Semitism has no place on our campus and I am personally committed to doing everything I can to confront it directly Colombia president Manu shaik was the fourth College Chief to testify in recent months does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Colombia's code of conduct yes it does facing the same questions that led to the resignations of the presidents of benen and Harvard does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard's rules of bullying and harassment yes or no it can be depending on the context New York congresswoman Alise stonic led the charge again pressing shaik about several professors who used anti-israel rhetoric you see the concern here though with the lack of enforcement including Professor Joseph mad who described the October 7th ofas Jack as awesome and astounding what perverse statements a tenur professor Congressman I do condemn his statement mad said lawmakers deliberately misrepresented his article Colombia student Noah stops short of calling on the school's President to resign do you see this hearing as a turning point it definitely should be we need to see action that's what we want president shaik told lawmakers that mad and another instructor are under investigation while a third Professor has been terminated the house education committee hasn't said if it to call other college leaders to testify as its Congressional probe continues Vlad all right Nicole thank you very much

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Published: Thu Apr 18 2024