What do Cornell University in upstate New York and Harvard have in common? Quite a bit as it turns out. They are both Ivy League universities with well-stocked trust funds. They are both also apparently full of antisemites. One difference between them is that Harvard’s antisemitic president, Claudine Gay, was finally convinced to step aside after a general uprising against her by donors and alumni. At Cornell, President Martha Pollack has shown no such inclination thus far. But she’s under increasing pressure to do so. The school’s board of trustees met last week to discuss the future and they surely talked about a letter they recently received from a major donor calling for leadership changes, an end to DEI and a return to a curriculum featuring academic freedom and free speech. (Fox News)
Cornell University is facing mounting pressure to end its diversity, equity and…
