Susan Bernofsky says student agitators were ‘reactive’ after university ‘pushed aside’ their demands
A member of Columbia University’s top disciplinary body defended the anti-Semitic student agitators who took over a campus building in the spring, arguing their behavior was “reactive” and came after university officials “pushed aside” their demands, including divestment from Israel.
Those remarks came during the course of an Aug. 23 meeting of the Columbia University Senate. Susan Bernofsky, a professor of writing who has expressed dismay that a “right-wing rag” like the Washington Free Beacon breaks news about Columbia, bemoaned “having to put so much time, energy, and thought into disciplining students for their actions.” Former Columbia president…
