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December 23, 2023
The Modern-Day College Campus is a Breeding Ground for Anti-Semitism
By Nathalie Voit
When conflicts in the Middle East exposed the cracks in the foundation of the United States’ higher learning institutions, many college presidents tried to appeal to American democratic values to seal the gaps. The trouble is, it’s been so long since universities upheld democracy that most college presidents don’t even recognize it anymore.
After a disastrous congressional hearing on anti-Semitism on December 5, University of Pennsylvania’s president Liz Magill has been sacked for attempting to excuse violent anti-Semitic threats on Penn’s campus. Harvard’s President Claudine Gay is also facing calls to resign following a federal investigation into Harvard University for possible civil-rights violations. Harvard University, however, has issued a statement in support of her leadership despite the fallout over her morally inept testimony before Congress. MIT appears to have similarly stood by its President Sally Kornbluth.
These are not the only renowned higher learning institutions accused of turning a blind eye to allegations of anti-Semitic harassment. Columbia University, Cornell University, and Wellesley College are among other leading universities federal officials have earmarked as potential breeding grounds for anti-Semitism.
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