On the abuse of faculty immunity

[Mosby]

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP)

It’s almost 2026. We are approaching the two-year anniversary of Columbia’s encampments. For many juniors and seniors, memories of chaos, disruption, and destruction remain seared in our brains. First-years and sophomores live in the shadow that these events created; their understanding of the crisis is limited to whatever they may have seen in social media posts, news articles, and the slow process of redress.

A lot has happened since the encampments and the takeover of Hamilton Hall. Three more buildings were taken over by pro-Palestinian student protesters—Butler Library and two buildings at Barnard. Dozens of students have rightly been suspended or expelled. $400 million worth of Columbia’s federal grants were revoked—and then reinstated. The University engaged in discussions with the U.S. government, and the two parties came to a historic agreement in July. Procedures and policies around student conduct and discipline have been altered and moved around within Columbia’s governance structure. Most importantly, the University Senate, which is stacked with a cohort of biased faculty senators, is no longer in charge of the enforcement and interpretation of the Rules of University Conduct.

As a Jewish student, I am grateful for much of the work that has been done to address incidents of antisemitism and send the message: No, antisemitic groups like Columbia University Apartheid Divest are not welcome on our campus.

Still, there is one particular set of individuals that has remained nearly untouched despite repeated, egregious participation in and support for outright discrimination on campus: the dozens of faculty members who supported, affiliated with, and physically enforced the exclusionary encampment.

Columbia Spectator

[lostincalifornia]

1. Why do these faculty members have disciplinary immunity? If the

University won’t enforce their code of conduct on tenured faculty members, the university needs to change the tenured immunity clause.

That being said if these faculty members were involved in the vandalism and harassment against Jewish students, then one would think they are in violation of local laws, and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.