Columbia Task Force Releases Final Report on Antisemitism and Classroom Climate
Report found ideological conformity and politicized faculty framing affect classroom climate.
Columbia lacks full-time tenure-line Middle East scholars not explicitly anti-Zionist.
Instructor used non-Middle East course to condemn Israel, targeting Jewish donors.
Shipman thanked task force, Columbia extended search deadline beyond January 2026.
University agreed to pay $200M, restored federal grants, prompting reforms.