Columbia administrators quietly changed policies before suspending pro-Palestine student groups.
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AdvertisementColumbia University Administrators covertly changed events policies before suspending two pro-Palestine student groups, according to the university government.
Gerald M. Rosberg, senior executive vice president of the university, informed the University Senate on Friday that university administrators had revised the policies without the knowledge of the senate, according to Columbia Spectator.
According to Spectator, Columbia changed its events policy after student chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace protested on October 12.
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—, Gerald M, Rosberg, SJP, Jeanine D'Armiento, David Lurie
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