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Columbia adopts new antisemitism definition amid federal grant concerns

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Source: The Guardian
Columbia adopts new antisemitism definition amid federal grant concerns
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Columbia University has adopted the controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism to secure the restoration of $400 million in federal grants, amid criticism that the definition conflates anti-Zionism with antisemitism and may restrict academic freedom, following similar moves by Harvard and under pressure from government and pro-Israel groups.

Topics:nationeducation#antisemitism#campus-protests#columbia-university#education#federal-grants#ihra-definition
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