Columbia puts three professors on leave after texts ridiculing antisemitism

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Columbia University has placed three administrators on leave in response to reports that officials sent inappropriate text messages mocking antisemitism on its campus.

“Columbia College is attending to this situation with the utmost seriousness,” a university spokesperson said. “We are committed to confronting antisemitism, discrimination, and hate and taking concrete action to ensure that ours is a community of respect and healthy dialogue where everyone feels valued and safe.”

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