All four Columbia University officials at Wednesday’s House hearing on antisemitism on college campuses said calling for the genocide of Jewish people would violate campus policies.
School President Nemat Shafik, along with two members of her Board of Trustees and a professor, was asked the question by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), who prefaced it by saying she wanted to avoid lawmakers using the hearing to further “political goals or narratives.”
All the officials agreed it would violate the school’s Code of Conduct, marking a contrast from previous answers the House Education Committee has heard.
“Yes, it does,” said David Greenwald, co-chair of the board.
Back in December, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) asked the presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology the same question regarding whether the genocide of…
