Columbia University student body passes BDS referendum President Lee Bollinger reiterated his opposition to the move. Sept. 29, 2020
Columbia University student government postpones BDS referendum due to pandemic The vote has been pushed to the fall semester “or whenever campus returns to its normal operation,” said CEC and CCSC. April 22, 2020
Columbia University: Actions speak louder than words Admitting that anti-Semitism exists is a good first step, but university president Lee Bollinger needs to commit to providing a discrimination-free environment for the university’s Jewish and Israeli students and faculty. Gerard Filitti April 19, 2020
70-plus faculty members thank Columbia university president for battling BDS vote They signed an open letter organized by the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) to applaud Lee Bollinger’s “forceful and unequivocal declaration against bigotry and prejudice, which are intolerable, as he said, when directed against any group, especially within a university.” Jackson Richman March 23, 2020
You’ve come a long way, Bollinger! What has changed the mind of the president of Columbia University regarding the pervasive atmosphere of anti-Semitism that so many Jewish and pro-Israel students have been complaining about for years? Sarah N. Stern March 11, 2020
Columbia University president opposes BDS referendum ahead of student vote Lee Bollinger also said “it’s wrong” for Jews to be targeted by anti-Semitism, stressing that Columbia is not “an ‘anti-Semitic’ institution.” Jackson Richman March 9, 2020
