WILLIAM BENNETT, ROB NOEL: Two years after Columbia encampment, campuses still chilled by fear – Democratic Accent

WILLIAM BENNETT, ROB NOEL: Two years after Columbia encampment, campuses still chilled by fear – Democratic Accent

Two years ago, on April 18, 2024, New York Police Department officers arrested 108 students at Columbia University’s “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” triggering a wave of campus chaos that swept the nation and the world.  What followed was among the darkest chapters in American higher education: Jewish students assaulted and harassed, swastikas painted on buildings, American flags set ablaze, and more than 3,000 arrested for trespassing, vandalism …

WILLIAM BENNETT, ROB NOEL: Two years after Columbia encampment, campuses still chilled by fear

Two years after Columbia University's Gaza solidarity encampment, FIRE data shows 91% of students self-censor and one in three believe violence against speakers can be justified.