Tag: Columbia University

The Fight Over Academic Freedom

Amid spiraling campus speech debates, many professors are rallying in defense of a bedrock principle. But can they agree on just what it means?

The New School Faces Budget Troubles So It Is Selling Its Presidential Residence

The New School wants to sell its presidential residence in Manhattan for $20 million. It joins other small colleges that are turning to their real estate to help them through budget troubles.

A Columbia Surgeon’s Study Was Pulled. He Kept Publishing Flawed Data.

The quiet withdrawal of a 2021 cancer study by Dr. Sam Yoon highlights scientific publishers’ lack of transparency around data problems.

Columbia Symbolized Campus Strife Over the Israel-Hamas War. What Changed?

Protests over the Israel-Hamas war roiled Columbia’s campus for weeks. Then, the campus and its president receded from attention — for now.

How Campuses Are Clamping Down on Pro-Palestinian Speech

Universities are under tremendous pressure to stamp out antisemitism, but some say that is causing fear and curbing free expression.