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Columbia University leaders face scrutiny over anti-Semitism on campus

Columbia Nemat Shafik Columbia University Nemat Minouche Shafik MIT United States Harvard University Elise Stefanik Ilhan Omar Liz Magill
President of Columbia University, Nemat Shafik, testifies before a congressional committee alongside David Schizer, centre, and Claire Shipman, right [Ken Cedeno/Reuters]

Leaders from Columbia University have appeared before a committee in the United States Congress to face questions about alleged instances of anti-Semitism on campus.

The hearing was a sequel of sorts to a similar panel held in December, featuring the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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