Columbia’s Disappointing Reaction to Anti-Semitic Prof Hamid Dabashi

Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF) has expressed disappointment in Columbia University’s “boilerplate” reaction to its call for Iranian studies professor Hamid Dabashi to be disciplined for his bigoted public commentary. As ACF put it, “Virulent anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism on campus are growing in notoriety, and the administration’s failure to acknowledge and address them are adversely affecting the University’s prestige and the entire Columbia community.”

Cinnamon Stillwell analyzes Middle East studies academia in West Coast colleges and universities for Campus Watch. A San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco State University, she is a columnist, blogger, and social media analyst. Ms. Stillwell, a former contributing political columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written on a wide variety of topics, including the political atmosphere in American higher education, and has appeared as a guest on television and talk radio.
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