Columbia University’s new pres said congressional antisemitism hearings led by Elise Stefanik were ‘Capitol Hill nonsense’ | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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Columbia University’s newly appointed president previously dismissed the congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses as “Capitol Hill nonsense.”
Columbia University’s newly appointed president previously dismissed the congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses as “Capitol Hill nonsense,” according to leaked messages.
Claire Shipman who was named Columbia’s president on Friday, had been serving as co-chair of the university’s board of trustees. Shipman is a former CNN White House correspondent who was previously married to Jay Carney, the former Obama administration press secretary.
In December 2023, Shopman wrote in a text message to then-President Minouche Shafik that she thought Columbia would be spared from the “Capitol Hill nonsense.” The remark was in reference to the Rep. Elise Stefanik-led Congressional hearings that focused on antisemitic campus protests following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.