NY Sun on Columbia Investigation

The Sun pulls back the curtain on Columbia's "investigation" into rampant anti-Israel teaching at the Middle East studies department.

A less charitable view - and no doubt a more accurate one - is that Mr. Bollinger has, at the most important crisis of his tenure at Columbia, truckled to his employees in the faculty, permitting them, in effect, to investigate themselves. One can speculate about why he has chosen this course. No doubt he is aware that the president of a university can lose a faculty, meaning lose its confidence and lose any effective authority in his office. Perhaps he is seeking to avoid this fate and hold onto his job.

None of the investigating members have any interest in finding any wrong doing - and most are allied with those being investigated.

Campus-Watch has virtually every article, pro-or-con, on the subject.


Articles:
The Bollinger CommitteeDecember 10, 2004 - New York Sun
Council Member Calls for Independent InvestigationDecember 10, 2004 - New York Sun
Columbia Send Wrong MessageDecember 9, 2004 - New York Daily News
Committee To Address MEALAC ControversyDecember 9, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Less Than Reassuring Words at Columbia UniversityDecember 9, 2004 - Forward
Columbia taps lawyer to probe anti-SemitismDecember 9, 2004 - New York Daily News
'Inadequate' Grievance Policies CitedDecember 9, 2004 - New York Sun
Students Speak Up to Defend MEALACDecember 8, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Abrams Is Tapped For Investigation At Columbia U.December 8, 2004 - New York Sun
A New Free Speech Movement, Starting With AlumniDecember 8, 2004 - New York Sun
Convening of Ad Hoc Faculty CommitteeDecember 8, 2004
Columbia to Review anti-Semitism ChargesDecember 8, 2004 - Jerusalem Post
Failure's not an optionDecember 5, 2004 - New York Daily News
Media Watchdog Threatens To Sue ProfessorDecember 3, 2004 - Forward
At Columbia, the Ivory Tower is Under SiegeDecember 3, 2004 - Yale Daily News
Sexton Takes On Issues of Tenure, Academic FreedomDecember 3, 2004 - New York Sun
Slandered for Opposing Israel, Don't Let Them Silence Dissent at Columbia!December 3, 2004 - Socialist Worker Online
Columbia University's Hysterical ProfessorDecember 1, 2004 - FrontPageMagazine.com
Ivory Tower AngstDecember 2004 - New Voices
Five Questions for Joseph MassadNovember 30, 2004 - History News Network
I Am a Victim of PropagandaNovember 29, 2004 - History News Network
Columbia Vows Swift Action on Anti-Israel ProfessorsNovember 26, 2004 - Haaretz
Information: The Cure For "Poison Ivy"November 24, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
The Columbia University Scandal: Where Are Our 'Friends' ?November 24, 2004 - Jewish Press
Students to Protest Inquiry of FacultyNovember 23, 2004 - New York Sun
Students rip Columbia 'Zionists'November 23, 2004 - New York Daily News
Professor Fearful of AttackNovember 22, 2004 - New York Sun
Mideast views hard to discernNovember 22, 2004 - Washington Square News
It's time to bring some intellectual diversity to America's colleges and universitiesNovember 22, 2004 - Wall Street Journal
Registration Unmoved By Unbecoming FilmNovember 22, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Climate of hate rocks Columbia UniversityNovember 21, 2004 - New York Daily News
Academic Freedom Must Be PreservedNovember 19, 2004 - Jewish Week
The Bollinger WhitewashNovember 19, 2004 - New York Sun
Jewish Studies Classes Attract Diverse GroupNovember 19, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Was first term just a warm-up?November 19, 2004 - Times Higher Education Supplement
A ‘documentary' plays dirtyNovember 18, 2004 - Washington Square News
Columbia Prepared to Protect Students from Anti-Israel BiasNovember 17, 2004 - New York Sun
In Defense of The David ProjectNovember 16, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
In the Name of Academic FreedomNovember 16, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Harassment of Jewish Students on Campus on the Rise Since 9/11, U.S. Aide AssertsNovember 15, 2004 - New York Sun
Columbia Probe Eyed By CouncilNovember 12, 2004 - New York Sun
NYU reflects on Columbia bias probeNovember 11, 2004 - Washington Square News
Bias in the classroomNovember 11, 2004 - Washington Square News
Bollinger must fulfill his promise to investigate.November 8, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Classroom freedom is for teachers and studentsNovember 8, 2004 - Newsday
Unnecessary verbal force: Columbia professor's anti-Israeli remarks cross lineNovember 5, 2004 - Indiana Daily Student
"Columbia Unbecoming" in the clear light of dayNovember 5, 2004 - Electronic Intifada
Anti-Zionism rages at ColumbiaNovember 5, 2004 - Chicago Maroon
Columbia University Launches Probe Into Bias ClaimsNovember 5, 2004 - Forward
Statement in Response to the Intimidation of Columbia UniversityNovember 4, 2004 - Columbia University
'Witch-Hunt' Laid to 'Pro-Israel Groups'November 4, 2004 - New York Sun
Columbia's Anti-Semitism ProblemNovember 4, 2004 - Harvard Crimson
MEALAC Movie Premiers for 400November 4, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
MEALAC Profs: It's Time to TalkNovember 3, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Rebutting a "Misguided Political Project"November 3, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Committee Investigating Bias May Have Known About IntoleranceNovember 2, 2004 - New York Sun
Middle East Studies in the U.S.Fall 2004 - AMIT
Columbia to check anti-Israel bias chargeOctober 31, 2004 - Jerusalem Post
Columbia professor faces probe on anti-Israel remarksOctober 31, 2004 - Ha'aretz
Controversial Film Roils ColumbiaOctober 29, 2004 - Jewish Week
Jewish Students Accuse Columbia University of BiasOctober 29, 2004 - Forward
Bias Festered 'For Years,' Professor SaysOctober 29, 2004 - New York Sun
Columbia to Check Reports of Anti-Jewish HarassmentOctober 29, 2004 - New York Times
Columbia to investigate charges of anti-Jewish intimidation by Arab professorsOctober 29, 2004 - Israel Insider
A Marketplace of Ideas?October 29, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Bollinger to Probe Bias on CampusOctober 28, 2004 - New York Sun
University to Investigate Claims of BiasOctober 28, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Call Columbia a poisoned IvyOctober 28, 2004 - New York Daily News
Depths of bigotry at ColumbiaOctober 28, 2004 - New York Daily News
Statement from Lee C. Bollinger on the David Project FilmOctober 27, 2004 - Columbia University
Film Accuses MEALAC Professors of Anti-SemitismOctober 27, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
U.S. Lawmaker Urges Columbia U. to Fire Critic of IsraelOctober 27, 2004 - Chronicle of Higher Education
Pro-Israeli groups pressure Columbia UniversityOctober 26, 2004 - Daily Star (Lebanon)
Anti-Israel Professor Is DefendedOctober 26, 2004 - New York Sun
Bollinger's BlindnessOctober 22, 2004 - New York Sun
Columbia Abuzz Over Underground FilmOctober 20, 2004 - New York Sun
Khalidi Criticizes U.S. for 'Denying History' in Iraq WarOctober 20, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Mayo builds on $25 million gift from sheikhOctober 19, 2004 - Star Tribune
Politisierte US-Orientalisten im Clinch: Thinktanks gegen UniversitätenSeptember 27, 2004 - Der Standard
Columbia's FunderAugust 27, 2004 - New York Sun
A La AlaaAugust 18, 2004 - Arutz 7
Columbia Takes What Harvard ShunsAugust 5, 2004 - New York Sun
What the UAE BoughtAugust 5, 2004 - New York Sun
Harvard's ExampleAugust 3, 2004 - New York Sun
Harvard Returns $2.5-Million Gift to Persian Gulf Leader After a Year's CriticismJuly 29, 2004 - Chronicle of Higher Education
Campaign against Harvard gift ends in victory for Tennessee girlJuly 29, 2004 - JTA
The NY Times Slithers Through Its Own MuckJuly 16, 2004 - American Daily
Academia gone awryJuly 15, 2004 - Jerusalem Post
Arafat minion as professorJuly 9, 2004 - Washington Times
Government Attacks on Area Specialists Called Disservice to U.S. Middle East PolicyJune 29, 2004 - UCLA International Institute
Columbia Plans A Professorship In Israel StudiesJune 1, 2004 - New York Sun
More from Wahabi-on-HudsonJune 2004 - Mideastoutpost.com
University celebrity returns, promotes bookMay 21, 2004 - Chicago Maroon
Faculty hold the key to improving Israel's image on campusMay 19, 2004 - JTA
Manhattanville ProjectMay 14, 2004 - Columbia Alumni Listserv
Free to Say What?May 13, 2004 - New York Sun
The Knowledge That Doesn't Equal PowerMay 13, 2004 - Washington Post
Q&A with Lee BollingerMay 7, 2004 - New York Daily News
Columbia's testMay 7, 2004 - New York Daily News
Tenured ExtremismMay 4, 2004 - New York Sun
De Genova Incident, Letter From House Spark Academic Freedom CommitteeMay 3, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Columbia: Weak Link in the War on TerrorMay 3, 2004 - campusreportonline.net
Rebalancing the Middle EastApril 30, 2004 - Israel Insider
Tainted Money For ColumbiaApril 23, 2004 - Jewish Week
Casting Mideast Violence in Another LightApril 20, 2004 - New York Times
Columbia Considers Limits on Political Expression at UniversityApril 19, 2004 - New York Sun
Columbia Probing Mideast StudiesApril 16, 2004 - Jewish Week
Columbia U. Investigating Bias and Intimidation in Middle East studiesApril 16, 2004 - Campus Watch.org
The Saudi Fifth Column On Our Nation's CampusesApril 5, 2004 - FrontPage Magazine
Columbia Lists Said DonorsMarch 29, 2004 - New York Sun
CU Releases List of Said Chair DonorsMarch 26, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Outrage of the DayMarch 26, 2004 - LittleGreenFootballs.com
Columbia U. Releases Edward Said Chair Donors: Names Arab GovernmentMarch 19, 2004 - Campus Watch.org
Academic reflects on US foreign policyMarch 19, 2004 - Daily Star (Lebanon)
Defining 'Jihad' More Complex Than Checking Webster'sMarch 14, 2004 - Washington Post
Patriot gamesMarch 13, 2004 - Ha'aretz
Groups Back Bill To Monitor UniversitiesMarch 12, 2004 - Forward
Middle East studies seen as against American interestsMarch 11, 2004 - Jordan Times
Said Remembered as Scholar, Role ModelMarch 4, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
The Ideology PoliceFebruary 25, 2004 - Village Voice
Higher Education Act Stresses Importance of Area StudiesFebruary 18, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Return of campus McCarthyismFebruary 16, 2004 - Berkshire Eagle
CU Professors Mull the Future of Iraq GovernmentFebruary 12, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
The Clash Over Middle East StudiesFebruary 6, 2004 - Chronicle of Higher Education
One Semester Later, Khalidi Stays Focused on AcademicsFebruary 6, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Columbia U's Newest Anti-ZionistFebruary 3, 2004 - New York Sun
The Making of QuagmiresFebruary 3, 2004 - Columbia Spectator
Middle East studies programs get tax-payer dollars, now they may get congressional scrutinyFebruary 2004 - Jewish Voice and Opinion
Columbia Failed To Report Saudi GiftJanuary 30, 2004 - New York Sun
Columbia Embraces Another Anti-Israel ProfessorJanuary 30, 2004 - American Thinker
H.R.3077: The Dean's DeceptionJanuary 21, 2004 - MartinKramer.org
Middle East Studies Under Scrutiny in U.S.January 13, 2004 - Washington Post
Dr. Rashid and Mr. KhalidiJanuary 5, 2004 - MartinKramer.org
Israel Is Accused of Anti-SemitismDecember 30, 2003 - New York Sun
Peeling Columbia's Middle East MaskDecember 14, 2003 - Jewish Internet Association
We Aren't the WorldDecember 11, 2003 - In These Times
Local Colleges Oppose Panel on Middle EastDecember 10, 2003 - New York Sun
Columnist's Criticism of MEALAC Is InappropriateDecember 7, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Imperialism InsteadDecember 4, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
The Treatment of the Middle East at Columbia UniversityWinter 2003 - Columbia / Barnard Hillel E-Bulletin
In Memoriam: Edward W. Said (1935-2003), Honorary Fellow of MESADecember 2003 - MESA Bulletin
Khalidi observations misinterpretedNovember 25, 2003 - Chicago Maroon
Secrets, Donors and the Edward Said ChairNovember 19, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
Khalidi discussion mistakenNovember 14, 2003 - Chicago Maroon
Osama University?November 6, 2003 - Salon.com
The Unpatriotic U: ColumbiaNovember 4, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
Khalidi's move to Columbia raises diversity questionsNovember 3, 2003 - Chicago Maroon
Scholarship, Policy, Debate and Conflict:Why We Study the Middle East and Why It MattersNovember 2003 - Middle East Studies Association
Professor Provokes Israeli OutrageOctober 27, 2003 - New York Sun
Tour of U.S. Schools Reveals Why Zionism Is Flunking on CampusOctober 24, 2003 - Forward
The Language LessonOctober 23, 2003 - Slate
Orientalism is alive and well ­ in IraqOctober 20, 2003 - Daily Star (Lebanon)
University scrambles to replace KhalidiOctober 20, 2003 - Chicago Maroon
Forget reds under the bed, there's Arabs in the atticOctober 17, 2003 - The Times Higher Education Supplement
Khalidi's Hiring, Columbia's BiasOctober 3, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
Edward Said (1935-2003)October 2, 2003 - National Association of Scholars (NAS)
"The Majesty That He Was": Columbia Colleagues Remember Edward SaidOctober 2, 2003 - DanielPipes.org
Edward Said and Fouad Ajami: exile and the empireOctober 2, 2003 - Daily Star (Lebanon)
Edward Said jammed our view of Arab worldOctober 1, 2003 - New York Daily News
Reconsidering SaidSeptember 30, 2003 - American Prospect
OrientalismSeptember 29, 2003 - Wall Street Journal
A Mixed LegacySeptember 29, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Edward SaidSeptember 29, 2003 - National Review
Edward Said leaves important legacySeptember 26, 2003 - Christian Science Monitor
Wherefore Columbia?September 25, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Fall Arabic Sections Fill Up Quickly; Profs. AddedSeptember 23, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
365 Days of Campus WatchSeptember 18, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Saving Mideast StudiesSeptember 18, 2003 - New York Post
Calling the shots on the Middle EastSeptember 13, 2003 - Daily Star (Lebanon)
Concealment Continues at ColumbiaSeptember 8, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Rashid Khalidi's Appointment at Columbia UniversityAugust 29, 2003 - MSNBC
Anti-Israel U.August 25, 2003 - New York Post
Hauser Helped Fund Professor of HateJuly 23, 2003 - New York Sun
Columbia Professor Endorses Terrorism - ParodyJuly 23, 2003 - IsraPundit.com
A "Nuanced" Look at Middle Eastern StudiesJuly 1, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
Edward Said, Malcolm Kerr, and Honors at AUBJune 26, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
[Middle East Studies:] Wasted MoneyJune 24, 2003 - New York Post
Congress Probes Middle Eastern StudiesJune 23, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Hearing Both Sides of Title VIJune 23, 2003 - National Review
A New Challenge for Jewish College StudentsJune 23, 2003 - Emunah Magazine
A Saudi Education, Right Here at HomeJune 19, 2003 - National Review
Witnesses Debate Questions of Bias in International Studies ProgramsJune 19, 2003 - Committee on Education and the Workforce
Testimony of Stanley Kurtz before the House Subcommittee on Select Education for Hearings on International Education and Questions of BiasJune 19, 2003
Studying Title VIJune 16, 2003 - National Review
Interview with Hamid DabashiJune 12, 2003 - AsiaSource
American Association of University Professors: Lobby for the LeftJune 4, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
Academic StandardsJune 4, 2003 - National Review
Dare Call It TreasonJune 2, 2003 - The Nation
The New McCarthyism?May 21, 2003 - National Review Online
The War is Over and We Have LostMay 14, 2003 - National Review Online
Anti-Jewish, Anti-American Speaks at University of WashingtonMay 13, 2003 - ChronWatch.com
The Arabist PredicamentSummer 2003 - Azure
Is the MEALAC Department Balanced?April 28, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
The Burning FlamesApril 24, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
A Specter Haunts ColumbiaApril 23, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
An Iraqi [Cultural] TragedyApril 22, 2003 - New York Post
Orientalism Symposium Attracts AcademicsApril 21, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Profs square off over Iraq warApril 18, 2003 - Yale Daily News
Edward Said and Twelve Disciples at Post-Orientalist PassoverApril 16, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Columbia University Celebrates Edward SaidApril 16, 2003 - MSNBC: Scarborough Country
Columbia Celebrates Edward SaidApril 15, 2003 - National Review
Columbia University Conservatives on the Edward Said "Jubilee"April 15, 2003 - Columbia College Conservative Club
Columbia Prof Plumbs the Shiite MindApril 14, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Between the Narrow PointsApril 14, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Policing the academyApril 10, 2003 - Al-Ahram Weekly
Liberate the UniversitiesApril 7, 2003 - National Review
Teach-in RemarksApril 3, 2003 - Middle East Institute [Columbia University]
Glasnost in MESAApril 2, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Columbia vs. AmericaApril 1, 2003 - New York Post
Goldilocks Warrior at PennMarch 31, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Teach-In, Turn On, Walk OutMarch 28, 2003 - National Review
Mazrui Listed as 'Extremist'March 28, 2003 - Cornell Daily Sun
Professors Condemn War in Iraq At Teach-inMarch 27, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Teach-in, Iraq, etc.March 27, 2003 - Middle East Institute [Columbia University]
Muslim Panelists Confront Rushdie's WorkMarch 25, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Professorial Pundits Place Iraq BetsMarch 24, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Professor's Response to Criticism Is InappropriateMarch 24, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Suddenly, a Seller's Market for Arabic StudiesMarch 19, 2003 - New York times
Columbia U's Radical Middle East FacultyMarch 18, 2003 - FrontPage Magazine
CU Faculty To Speak on Iraq War at Teach-inMarch 14, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Middle East CertitudeMarch 10, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
MEALAC Department Has Been Blatantly DefamedMarch 10, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Columbia's Troubles Bubble Up Through the BubblyMarch 6, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Middle East Studies Sees Rise in Student InterestMarch 5, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
We Must Always Remain CriticalFebruary 26, 2003 - Stanford Review
Revamp Mideast StudiesFebruary 25, 2003 - Harvard Crimson
Prof's slip is showing - so's his anti-SemitismFebruary 19, 2003 - New York Daily News
The Myth of Anti-Military BiasFebruary 13, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Former Education Chief Endorses War on IraqFebruary 13, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
U.S. Mideast Academics Fight Charges of BiasFebruary 12, 2003 - Reuters
SaidianaFebruary 11, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Columbia Wins Back a Mideast HistorianFebruary 7, 2003 - Chronicle of Higher Education
Bir Zeit-on-HudsonFebruary 5, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Columbia's Provost response to the Palestinian film festival controversyFebruary 3, 2003
Mapping A ControversyJanuary 31, 2003 - Jewish Week
Khalidi accepts chair offer from ColumbiaJanuary 31, 2003 - Chicago Maroon
College split over fellowshipJanuary 31, 2003 - The Guardian
Rashid ReduxJanuary 29, 2003 - MartinKramer.org
Department of DishonestyJanuary 27, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Khalidi to Accept Said Chair After Long DelayJanuary 23, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Conservatives Criticize Columbia University's Sponsorship of Militant Palestinian Film FestivalJanuary 22, 2003 - Columbia College Conservative Club
Nightmares of A UniversityJanuary 22, 2003 - PRWeb
Dreams of a DebateJanuary 21, 2003 - Columbia Spectator
Middle Eastern Studies: What Went Wrong?December 16, 2002 - Policywatch
Defending the Idea of the University in Troubled TimesDecember 9, 2002
Working for the MullahsNovember 19, 2002 - National Review Online
Offer of Said Chair To Khalidi Draws FireNovember 14, 2002 - Columbia Spectator
Reporting on Professors' Views Fails to Address ControversyNovember 14, 2002 - Columbia Spectator
History, Political Science Professors Discuss IraqNovember 7, 2002 - Columbia Spectator
Khalidi Is Offered Chair at ColumbiaNovember 5, 2002 - New York Sun
The Columbia Club of Middle Eastern StudiesNovember 5, 2002 - MartinKramer.org
Professor Exaggerated What Occurred in ClassroomOctober 30, 2002 - Columbia Spectator
Readers Respond to Article on Middle East Forum's Web SiteOctober 28, 2002 - Columbia Spectator
Middle East Forum's Web Site Lists CU ProfessorsOctober 21, 2002 - Columbia Spectator
A Surge of Anti-Semitism or McCarthyism?October 4, 2002 - Chronicle of Higher Education
Academia watchdog Web site not McCarthyistSeptember 30, 2002 - Washington Square News
Campus Watch: Interview with Prof. Joseph MassadSeptember 27, 2002 - Electronic Intifada
Web Discussion on Hamid DabashiAugust 7, 2002 - Columbia University student website
Arabic PanicSummer 2002 - Middle East Quarterly
Exchange between Joseph Massad and Turi MuntheApril 22, 2002 - The Nation
Students Organize Sit-In To Support PalestiniansApril 18, 2002 - Columbia Spectator
Re-Orienting Desire: The Gay International and the Arab WorldSpring 2002 - Public Culture
Detained: The Power of the State to Terrorize ImmigrantsFebruary 26, 2002 - Barnard Forum at Columbia University
My country, always wrongDecember 20, 2001 - Jerusalem Post
Terrorism? What Terrorism?!November 15, 2001 - Wall Street Journal
Letter to the Editor in defense of Edward SaidSeptember 10, 2000 - Columbia Spectator
Truth and Narrative: The Untimely Thoughts of 'Ayn al-Qudat al-HamadhaniSeptember 2000 - Medium Aevum
Review of: Political Islam and the New World DisorderSummer 1999 - The Middle East Journal
An Intifada of Our Very OwnFall 1997 - Academic Questions
Review of: Orientalism - Image of the Prophet Muhammad in the WestAutumn 1997 - The Middle East Journal
Review of: Orientalism - Islam and Romantic OrientalismAutumn 1997 - The Middle East Journal
Conceiving the masculine: Gender and Palestinian nationalismSummer 1995 - The Middle East Journal
Middle Eastern Studies: What Went Wrong?Winter 1995-96 - Academic Questions
Return or Permanent Exile? Palestinian Refugees and the Ends of OsloThe Arabic Hour
Review of: Jewish Fundamentalism in IsraelMIT-EJMES
Student comments about Joseph Massad