Columbia’s President Grilled Over Professors Praising Hamas (1)

April 17, 2024, 8:30 PM UTC

Columbia University president Minouche Shafik was pressed by lawmakers, including Elise Stefanik, to explain why professors who praised Hamas’ actions on Oct. 7 are still members of the faculty.

Shafik said longtime Professor Joseph Massad, who is listed as chair of the academic review committee for Columbia’s school of arts and sciences, is under investigation for using discriminatory language and was “spoken to” by his dean and department head after describing the attack that killed 1,200 people as “awesome” “astonishing,” and “astounding.”

She added that visiting professor, Mohamed Abdou, hired this year even after having described himself as pro-Hamas, ...

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