Columbia’s President Grilled by Lawmakers Over Professors Who Praised Hamas
Minouche Shafik testifies during the House Education and a Workforce Committee hearing in Washington DC on April 17.
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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.”