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Michelle Steel Grills Columbia's President About Multiple Professors Accused Of Antisemitic Remarks

Published April 18, 2024 | Video Starts at 03:33

So you really have to find out. So nothing really happened. These three university professors that what they were talking about Israelis. And then let's just move then. Columbia alumni have called on [the] university [to] place the department into academic receivership, as it has done for its English and anthropology departments. Will you consider placing the department into receivership? I guess academic departments at Columbia are. There isn't really a notion of receivership. (03:33–03:47)

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Asserts that Columbia alumni have requested the university to place the Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies department into academic receivership.

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