Columbia’s stubbornness is a case study in elite entitlement. The university’s leaders, insulated by their wealth and privilege, can afford to posture. They’ll weather this storm in their mansions, while the staff they’ve laid off face uncertainty. It’s a disgrace that the consequences of their decisions fall on others.
The Trump administration’s action was a response to a crisis Columbia helped create. Anti-Semitic harassment on campus reached alarming levels, and the school’s failure to act prompted the grant revocations. Trump’s mandate wasn’t unreasonable; it was a demand for basic decency. Columbia’s refusal to comply is a choice, not a tragedy, as Shipman would like to frame it.
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