Rep. Walberg Presses Columbia on Campus Antisemitism (Connecting the Dots: Columbia University & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Newsmax.com
By
Jim Thomas | Thursday, 13 February 2025 07:35 PM EST
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/tim-walberg-columbia-university-antisemitism/2025/02/13/id/1199048/
Education
and Workforce Committee Chairman Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., has demanded that Columbia
University provide
comprehensive disciplinary records related to a series of antisemitic incidents and
policy reversals on campus.
His letter, which
the communications director of the committee provided to Newsmax in advance of
its release, criticizes the university, saying it failed to fulfill its
promises to combat antisemitism and enforce its own conduct rules.
Walberg's
wrote to Katrina Armstrong, interim president of Columbia, and David Greenwald
and Claire Shipman, co-chairs of the trustees of the university, calling on the
institution to produce all disciplinary records pertaining to multiple campus
incidents.
Walberg
alleges Columbia has not taken sufficient steps to address antisemitism after
pledging to do so for more than a year. He cites detailed reports and past
letters from his committee and the House of Representatives documenting the
university's shortcomings.
"Columbia's
continued failure to address the pervasive antisemitism that persists on campus
is untenable, particularly given that the university receives billions in
federal funding," Walberg writes.
The
letter references several incidents that have taken place since the beginning
of the fall 2024 semester.
Among
the records Walberg requests are any related to "[t]he April 30, 2024,
takeover and occupation of Hamilton Hall."
"On
April 30, Columbia students broke into the campus administration building,
Hamilton Hall, causing extensive property damage, and even held a custodian
hostage," Walberg wrote.
Although
22 students were arrested, and the university initially stated they would face
expulsion, the administration reversed course, he wrote, adding that the
university first issued interim suspensions and written expulsion notices but
eventually lifted nearly all suspensions, allowing some students to graduate.
During
an April 17 committee hearing, Columbia leaders touted a set of strengthened
time, place, and manner rules under the Interim University Policy for Safe
Demonstrations, according to Walberg. Yet Columbia abandoned these rules in
September, shortly after Armstrong took office, following pressure from the
University Senate.
"[A]
September antisemitic protest" during a course taught by former Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton was deemed not to
be a violation of Columbia's conduct rules.
On
Sept. 3, a group of students obstructed the main entrance, vandalized the
university's "Alma Mater" statue, and released a statement
celebrating Hamas.
Walberg's
letter included other incidents, including the November "Hind's
House" exhibition, a Nov. 2 protest outside Hillel, a Dec. 9 assault on a
Jewish student, and antisemitic graffiti targeting former Secretary Jeh
Johnson.
"An
analysis by a member of the University Senate observed that '[o]ur campus
culture now has a "default expectation" that rules are not enforced
and actions no longer have consequences' and that '[p]rivately, many will admit
that the system is broken because there are severe social repercussions for
faculty members who vote in favor of suspending or expelling a student,"
Walberg wrote.
The
chairman asked Columbia to deliver all disciplinary records, including complete
case files and University Judicial Board records, for the incidents included in
his letter by noon on Feb. 27.
Connecting
the Dots:
Jonathan S.
Lavine is a trustee at Columbia University and was a
funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the Planned
Parenthood Federation of America.
George Soros is the founder
& chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Faye Wattleton was
the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and
is a trustee at Columbia University.
Eric H. Holder Jr. was
a trustee at Columbia University, a board member for the American
Constitution Society and an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense &
Educational Fund.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American
Constitution Society.
George Soros is the founder & chairman
for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.
Michael I. Sovern is
a director emeritus at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational
Fund and was a president emeritus for Columbia University.
Mark E. Kingdon is
a trustee at Columbia University and a trustee at the Harlem
Children's Zone.
Richard E. Witten was
a trustee at Columbia University and is a trustee at the Harlem
Children's Zone.
George Soros was a benefactor
at the Harlem Children's Zone, the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society and is Jonathan Soros’s father.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Harlem Children's Zone and the New America Foundation
and the Roosevelt Institute.
Jonathan Soros is a
director at the New America Foundation, George Soros’s son and
a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute.
Michael M. Crow is
a director at the New America Foundation and was an executive vice
provost for Columbia University.
Alan Brinkley is
a governor at the Roosevelt Institute and a professor at Columbia
University.
Ted Van Dyk is
a governor at the Roosevelt Institute and was a VP for Columbia
University.
Frederica P.
Perera is a professor at Columbia University and a trustee
at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the Natural Resources Defense Council.
George Soros is the founder
& chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Climate Reality
Project.
Joseph E.
Stiglitz was a director at the Climate Reality Project and
is a professor at Columbia University.
Jeffrey D. Sachs is
a professor at Columbia University and a director at the Millennium
Promise.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Millennium Promise.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society and a supporter for America Coming Together.
Patrick H.
Gaspard was a national field director for America Coming
Together, a White House political director for the Barack Obama
administration and attended Columbia University.
Stephen Friedman was
a chairman for Columbia University and is a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Aspen Institute (think tank), the International Rescue
Committee and the Committee for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
George E. Rupp is
an overseer; former president & CEO for the International Rescue
Committee, was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development
and the president of Columbia University.
Lee C. Bollinger is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and the
president of Columbia University.
Robert Legvold is
a professor emeritus at Columbia University and was a trustee at
the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
(think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder
& chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think
tank).
Joan E. Spero was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a
trustee at Columbia University.
Louis Henkin was
a professor at Columbia University and a director at the Human
Rights First.
William D. Zabel is the chair
for the Human Rights First and
was George Soros’s divorce lawyer.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human
Rights First.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and William D. Zabel was his divorce lawyer.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights First.
James D. Zirin was
a director at the Human Rights First and
is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Mark A. Angelson was
a director at the Human Rights First and a partner at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin
LLP is the lobby firm for Israel.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and an advocate for the ONE
Campaign.
International Rescue Committee is a partner with
the ONE Campaign.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the International Rescue Committee and the Committee for
Economic Development.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
George E. Rupp is
an overseer; former president & CEO for the International Rescue
Committee, was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development
and the president of Columbia University.
Lee C. Bollinger is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and the
president of Columbia University.
Joan E. Spero was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and
a trustee at Columbia University.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Saban
Center for Middle East Policy is a policy center at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Kenneth M.
Pollack is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East
Policy and was a senior fellow, Middle East policy for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Bruce Riedel is
a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy and a
senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Haim Saban is a
benefactor at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a
friend of Shimon Peres and was a funder for the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Jonathan S.
Lavine was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea
Clinton Foundation, and is a trustee at Columbia University.
Shimon Peres is
a friend of Haim Saban and was the president of Israel.
Sidley Austin
LLP is the lobby firm for Israel.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Newton N. Minow is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
James D. Zirin is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and was a director at
the Human Rights First.
Mark A. Angelson was
a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and a director at the Human
Rights First.
Louis Henkin was
a director at the Human Rights First and a professor at Columbia
University.
William D. Zabel is
the chair for the Human Rights First and was George
Soros’s divorce lawyer.
Open Society Foundations was a funder
for the Human Rights First.
George Soros is the founder
& chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and William D. Zabel
was his divorce lawyer.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Human Rights First and the Brookings Institution (think
tank).
Joan E. Spero was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and
a trustee at Columbia University.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F.
Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin
LLP is the lobby firm for Israel.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and an advocate for the ONE
Campaign.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the International Rescue Committee and the Committee for
Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
George E. Rupp is
an overseer; former president & CEO for the International Rescue
Committee, was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development
and the president of Columbia University.
Lee C. Bollinger is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and the
president of Columbia University.
Resources:
Past Research
40
Columbia University Professors Sign Petition to Boycott Israel (Past Research on Columbia University)
Sunday,
March 6, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/03/40-columbia-university-professors-sign.html
Most
Post-WWII German Justice Officials Were Former Nazis: Study (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)
Monday,
October 10, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/10/most-post-wwii-german-justice-officials.html
Hours
After John Kerry Demands Green Transition Accelerated – His Emissions Closet
Swings Wide Open (Connecting the Dots: Cameron Kerry, John
Kerry, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Soros, the Climate Reality Project, the Brookings
Institution (think tank), the EPA and onto the FDA, Pfizer & Johnson &
Johnson. It’s the Network That Never Ends. One Project (Climate Change) Just
bleeds into the Next (Covid Project)) (Past Research
on Cameron Kerry)
Thursday,
July 21, 2022
No comments:
Post a Comment