Columbia University announced a series of sweeping reforms Tuesday designed to combat antisemitism as it tries to convince the Trump administration to return $400 million in federal funding that was canceled following claims it failed to protect Jewish students from harassment in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests.
In a letter to the Columbia community, University acting President Claire Shipman wrote that among the changes, the university will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism; partner with the Anti-Defamation League to create trainings on antisemitism; and appoint a coordinator to ensure compliance with Title VI and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Columbia also will refuse to recognize or meet with Columbia University Apartheid Divest, its representatives, or any of its affiliated organizations.
In the spring of 2024, CUAD took credit for an encampment that commandeered the main campus lawns as protests erupted nationwide on college campuses in the wake of Israel’s military response in the Gaza Strip following Iranian-backed Hamas’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023. CUAD and its representatives met with university administrators over demands to take down the tents. When the talks failed, the private Ivy League university called the New York police department to clear the demonstration.
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