We should focus on peace and love and not who to hate and hurt next. Sounds reasonable?

A Message of Thanks to the Task Force on Antisemitism December 09, 2025 Low Library Dear members of the Columbia community: Today, we’re publishing the fourth and final report from Columbia’s Task Force on Antisemitism, focused on the classroom experience. You can read the report in full on our website. The task force based this report, and their previous reports, on conversations with students, faculty, and staff across our campuses. The task force hosted two dozen listening sessions in the spring of 2024 and launched an inclusion and belonging survey in the summer of 2024 (which the University rolled out again in 2025). The task force also extensively reviewed the history of and current debates about academic freedom, and the laws, regulatory guidance, and jurisprudence pertaining to universities. The end result is a series of rigorous and thoughtful analyses and recommendations that cover a very difficult and painful period in the history of this University. This report in particular focuses on the classroom experience and how Columbia must balance the important responsibility of protecting academic freedom and open inquiry with ensuring our classrooms remain free from discrimination. While we know there is more work to do, we’re very grateful to be in a new and much better place today. For that, we owe a debt of gratitude to many, with the co-chairs and members of our Task Force on Antisemitism at the very top of that list. The members of the Task Force on Antisemitism took on this incredible challenge because they care deeply about the safety and wellbeing of all members of our community. As they bring their important work to a close, I want to thank them, on behalf of the entire University, for their efforts. The work of this task force has been an essential part of the University’s efforts to address the challenges faced by our Jewish students, faculty, and staff. I have been heartened by the thoughtful and effective changes we have made over the course of the last two years and by the determination to forge a better future for our University displayed by so many members of our community. Going forward, the University will continue to work on implementing the recommendations of the task force and addressing antisemitism on our campus, guided by the Office of the President. We have also been working this semester to focus on discrimination and hate more broadly on our campuses—which has long been a strong recommendation of the task force. All of this work must become part of our DNA. To Ester Fuchs, Nick Lemann, David Schizer, and all the members of the Task Force on Antisemitism, thank you, again, for everything you have done for Columbia. Thank you for your time, your engagement, your insights, and your care. And thank you for helping us make sure that our University is a place that protects free expression and our academic mission while ensuring that all of the members of our community feel safe, heard, and welcome. Sincerely, Claire Shipman Acting President, Columbia University in the City of New York

While the actions and rhetoric of certain faculty and student groups are sometimes compared to historical antisemitic and genocidal movements like Nazism by critics, there are no recent credible public reports of a Columbia faculty member openly endorsing Adolf Hitler.

Israel en Español @IsraelinSpanish · 6h Translated from Spanish "Today we are putting an end to the long and unnecessary chapter of separation between our two friendly nations. 🇮🇱🇧🇴 Israel and Bolivia are renewing their diplomatic relations."

Other battles occur right now! Posted by Magic V at October 13, 2023 No comments: Email This BlogThis! Share to X Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Gaza no longer to be called: "The Happening Place to be?" Posted by Magic V at October 13, 2023 No comments: Email This BlogThis! Share to X Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest It is too much fun, not, not really, but I am having it anyway. Lets party! Posted by Magic V at October 13, 2023 No comments: Email This BlogThis! Share to X Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest It is not a shattered optimism, or a world silenced by violence, stupidity or what ever. It is not just for sadness and fear like ice that we hear. It is the sound of fury, and rain to wash the dirt someday, it is conflict resolved someday somehow, we are better than this, to say to aliens if, we are not this sick, an enemy is doing so much, but beyond us and them is someday. When this world is better, when I can breath better, a better hope, a prayer for us all. Posted by Magic V at October 10, 2023 No comments: Email This BlogThis! Share to X Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Human beings seem to resist the idea that we are one big family, with no races, nor any truly big differences. That we dream the same kinds of dreams, and want the best, we all long for that better world. Someday. Posted by Magic V at October 10, 2023 No comments: Email This BlogThis! Share to X Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest The dreams to come someday over the rainbow. Posted by Magic V at October 10, 2023 No comments: Email This BlogThis! Share to X Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest About Hamas, this is not Islamic. I have looked at the Koran. Not according to their religion at all. Some cult must be behind their actions. Posted by Magic V at October 10, 2023 No comments: