Bank of England Deputy Governor Nemat Shafik speaks during a discussion on Fortifying the Global Financial Safety Net during the 2016 International Monetary Fund, World Bank Spring Meetings at the Jack Morton Auditorium in Washington, D.C., Columbia University’s president appeared before the same committee on Wednesday and unequivocally denounced antisemitism on her campus, rebutting claims that she has allowed Columbia to become a hotbed of hatred.
With the advantage of hindsight, Shafik acknowledged there has been a rise in antisemitism on Columbia's campus but said it's far from pervasive, describing instead a campus split mostly over political differences. The “vast majority” of demonstrations have been peaceful, she said, and officials have worked to unite students.
“We’ve seen far too little, far too late done to counter that and protect students and staff,” said Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., chair of the committee. “Columbia stands guilty of gross negligence at best and, at worst, has become a platform for those supporting terrorism and violence against Jewish people.”Hours before the hearing, students supporting Palestinians protested on Columbia's campus.
The December hearing featured the presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose lawyerly responses drew fierce backlash and fueled weeks of controversy. The presidents of Penn and Harvard have since resigned.at the December hearing, Stefanik asked the university leaders to answer whether"calling for the genocide of Jews" would violate each university's code of conduct.
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