Columbia University canceled most in-person classes for the remainder of the semester this week after pro-Hamas protesters shut-down its NYC campus.
From CNBC:
Billionaire donors like Robert Kraft and Leon Cooperman are weighing their support for Columbia University amid rising campus tensions over pro-Palestinian protests.
Friction at Columbia has escalated in recent days, amid reports of antisemitic speech on and around the campus, where students have set up a tent encampment to protest Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
Kraft, who has donated millions to the school, condemned the protests on Monday, hours after Columbia President Nemat “Minouche” Shafikannounced that classes would be held virtually “to deescalate the rancor” of the protests.
“I am not comfortable supporting the university until corrective action is taken,” Kraft said in a statement. “It is my hope that Columbia and its leadership will stand up to this hate by ending these protests immediately and will work to earn back the respect and trust of the many of us who have lost faith in the institution.”
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