The White House has demanded Columbia reform its world-renowned Middle Eastern studies department and adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/27204942

By Areeb Ullah Published date: 14 March 2025 13:31 GMT

"The university was also told to begin the process of placing Columbia’s world-renowned Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies department under academic receivership. This process requires an outside chair, who could be appointed by the government, to run the department for five years. "

"Other demands listed by the White House include a mask ban on campus, giving “full law enforcement authority” to campus security by allowing them to “arrest and remove agitators”, and reforming the admissions process for its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. "

  • NimdaQA
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    2 days ago

    I hope Columbia University learned what happened last time they capitulated to Trump.

    • NightwingdragonEnglish
      81·
      2 days ago

      They’ll do the same thing everybody else has been doing. Capitulate harder.

      • WhatAmLemmyEnglish
        51·
        2 days ago

        Capitalists have a habit of bending the knee to capital. Most can be bought, and have no virtue beyond the all-mighty dollar. Who would’ve thought?

        • foggy
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          2 days ago

          And Russia Apologists have a habit of apologizing for Russia.

          It’s just a matter of time 😉