Columbia’s reputation has gone up in smoke, says student

Columbia University junior Eden Yadegar assess the impact of anti-Israel protests on higher education and the future job market.
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[@mikegriffin9474]

The Ivy League schools have mutated into the 'poison ivy' league schools.

[@Capt083]

Started back in the 50's-60's. on campuses all across America.

[@terryfriend16]

Beautiful...and isn't a shame?

[@rosanneshinkle4133]

Perfect name, Bravo

[@kwanlee-w1v]

I won't send my childrento those school

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

Look at the donors. The biggest donor of our schools is Qatar, who fund Hamas. The top ten are non allied nations, we let countries that we won’t even be allies with to have their hands in educating our youth

[@TomLudkey]

If someone dresses like a bank robber to hide their identity. Then starts acting unruly while making unreasonable and vague demands. Criminal intent is present.

[@timothylopez8572]

👏👏👏 January stix.

[@johnhoran9840]

@@timothylopez8572 Lots of covered faces there? I haven't seen them, but I'm open to new evidence if you can point me in the right direction.

[@timothylopez8572]

@@johnhoran9840 Since when do Republicans care about evidence? Just gonna listen to tabloid journalism and call EVIDENCE "fake news". Very fine people indeed

[@BillieJean-ye6do]

YEAH. THESE UNIVERSITIES NEED TO BAN ALL MASKS ON CAMPUS. IT'S A COLLEGE. NOT A BANK ROBBERY 101 COURSE FOR CRIMINALS.

[@steveturansky9031]

I totally agree. If your actions or causes require you to hide your identity, you need reprimanded and/or arrested because you are up to no good. They should all be arrested and fined and/or jailed. So many of these jac-kasses are supposedly proud of their identities, but now try to conceal themselves. They are walking contradictions and are obviously very confused.

[@boondog8504]

What a bright and articulate young woman. As opposed to others who don’t even know what they are protesting.

[@semsemeini7905]

My Columbia degree is a liability; no longer an asset. Fortunately I am 72 so no need to look for a job. Brilliant young lady. Minouche Shafiq get's over a million dollars in annual salary. She mocked Congress. So did the Trustees.

[@listlessvessels5]

I guarantee you employers will fall over themselves for a Columbia graduate.

[@donnastepp8671]

What a joke! We peons contribute monetarily to this junk thinking! Shut the door!

[@davegar1816]

I can most certainly see why your degree is a liability.

[@Patrick-kt5mc]

@@listlessvessels5 Really? Could you give us an example of that? No? Didn't think so.

[@carly4513]

It's hard to believe she still has a job paying so much after the terrible 'leadership' she has shown. (Another Columbia grad here, and I'm so ashamed of them.)

[@lindapearson4193]

When these students cover their faces they are admitting to me that they realize they are in the wrong.

[@zerkfitting]

MASKS = COWARDICE

[@lorietaylor4665]

Most of them are instigators, not from these colleges

[@katethegreat2222]

Indeed

[@terryfriend16]

I agree.

[@Hari-vj8oi]

More muslims, more chaos.

[@johnbryant-nf3mg]

If a university can’t protect its students it is in violation of several Federal laws! What a disgrace to higher education in America!

[@listlessvessels5]

You just made that up out of whole cloth.

[@timothylopez8572]

You do realize it's not the direct responsibility of the Office of the POTUS to respond to university, local unrest right? That would be campus security first, then local PD, then the governor of the state, then BIG IF things really spiral the governor may request federal aid. Why are you blaming the President?

[@BillieJean-ye6do]

​@@timothylopez8572THE PRESIDENT HAS THE RIGHT TO CALL IN THE NATIONAL GUARD WHENEVER AMERICA IS INVADED BY FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC TERRORISTS. THAT'S THE LAW!!! GO FUKKING GOOGLE IT!!!

[@Joeseph-t2e]

@@timothylopez8572 Putting aside the fact the President has a brain made out of pudding I dont see anywhere in the OP's comment mentioning the demented fool.

[@johnbryant-nf3mg]

The universities have the primary responsibility but they can seek out assistance from other government entities!

[@erickarch169]

To be honest, Columbia's reputation has been falling for a number of years. It finally hit rock bottom.

[@bryanswift6803]

I went to college in the US in the mid 1990's and I was warned before entering about the anti-American, anti-Western, anti-Semitic, and anti-Christian philosophies of the professors. They were the norm even then. Every professor I had made it clear about their distain for the West. Professors who have spoken up have stated that it was a prerequisite for tenure to hold these views. It is no surprise that anti-Western sentiment has captured all of our institutions.

[@frua97]

Please provide more details. I'd like to research it further.

[@KetinUSA]

I encountered some of the same in a State university back in the early 1970s.

[@frua97]

@@KetinUSA That makes sense since Diversity Equity and Inclusion has its roots in the civil rights movement of the 1960s when anti-American sentiments started to take off. As the United States emerged as a global superpower after WW2, some countries and intellectuals began to view it with skepticism, criticizing its perceived imperialism, capitalism, and cultural influence. The Vietnam War made things worse, so I imagine anti-American sentiment was really starting to take off in the 1970s.

[@edmurks236]

Well these professors should leave their well paid jobs and go and live in Gaza and make sure they follow Sharia law when they do.

[@JaneH3675]

They never should've been hired in the first place.

[@conniecarstens9960]

Personally I believe that the Jewish students should sue Columbia College into bankruptcy. Columbia hasn't protected them or the Christian students. The students have paid thousands of dollars for a prestigious degree which is now not worth it. 😊

[@jamesharrison6201]

Need to revoke all federal funds and certification permanently

[@annabodot962]

Columbia U has a $14 BILLION endowment. Yeah, let the common person pay taxes to support them.

[@marthaw8163]

MASS Lawsuits against schools!!!

[@jamesgraham2467]

If I were that young lady, I'd transfer to a strong red college. The future of these Ivy League schools are done

[@ninjagirl226]

The issue is she’s a junior. She would probably have to go another two years at another college to graduate and that’s if she can get into one for next year. A lot of colleges require a minimum number of credits from their school to graduate. Now granted Columbia is probably twice the price of the average school if not more so she actually might come out on top money wise.

[@ThorOdinson-s8m]

Haha the same was said during the protests during Vietnam conflict

[@shirleycameron7718]

Austria....switzerland...

[@JM21999]

She is correct, the university has taken a hit big time.Once the $$$ starts effecting the big “Broad” then you will see change

[@willieverusethis]

Exactly. It's all about the Benjamins.

[@GoodKarma22]

Eden is a well rounded intelligent young woman. Wishing her the best in life.

[@ElaineWood-f2t]

I stand with this young woman and the American Jewish community.

[@KryMoore]

Just words.

[@sugarkane4830]

@@KryMooreBit like you then.

[@mikecrooks8085]

If there is nothing else compare this Jewish student how she speaks, how she carries herself. Compare that to the mob. She is not repeating mindlesss stupid chants, She is capable and willing to carry her point in a logical, non threatening conversation. Hubris vs civilization.

[@justinfleming5119]

When has the American Jewish community ever stood with you?

[@lunaticloon5638]

Well, I guess it's time to sue the university for not meeting their obligations. Security is one of them. Students need to sue the universities for their lack of security and let the Universities pay for the full tuition of their students who felt threatened! Then sue the students who made this happen!

[@YTSD]

Just close down the brainwashing institutions! Close them down!

[@sgtlz]

Don't forget the "professors" that helped the "protests" along. After all, the students are just chanting what they learned from these professors. The administrators are former professors that taught the current professors who were students at the time. But above all we have to find the people/organization that is organizing, funding, logistics, notifying, and giving the instructions to the students and the outside agitators.

[@soltantio]

They should also sue the university for the fact that they went to Columbia and invested the time in a considerable amount of money in part because of the education they would get which has been disrupted, and in part because there was prestige in having a degree from colombia. But now it's literally just the opposite.

[@MissMU-xi3kh]

They should sue the organizers of these protests, like Students for Justice in Palestine, rather than the students themselves who are just the foot soldiers carrying out orders.

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

Oh, well, isn't that nice. Now every bodies talking about law suits but only when its THIS particular target. Where were these paragons of campus order in 2020? They've never spoken out against antifa, or BLM, or CRT. Or defended campus conservatives when THEY were being attacked. I support Israel in its quest to eradicate Hamas, but these US students who're ONLY now donating their high priced lawyers? Uhggg! Both sides on this issue are pretty awful groups to have to deal with. I guess the Israeli side a little bit less awful. Why can't college students just go back to food fights, toga parties, and panty raids?!

[@amykelly8842]

No more federal funding. My tax dollars are paying for this.

[@als2cents679]

Well your tax dollars are paying a good chunk of school subsidies to these woke universities as well as to pay off the student loans for these protesting students, studying useless subjects like gender studies.

[@skipperd6305]

To think this is where our lawyers are coming from. God help us!

[@_mergg]

Makes sense.

[@fauxfox9142]

Don't worry, they'll only be hired & working at Pro-bono outfits.

[@ezone913]

DO NOT HIRE any Columbia graduates.

[@ElaineWood-f2t]

That's not exactly fair to Eden or the other Jewish students who have been persecuted by their fellow students and the outside instigators of these protests. Don't hire Columbia grads who PARTICIPATED in the protests!!

[@AliciaGuitar]

​@@ElaineWood-f2t exactly, i dont understand why ppl think this is the answer. I feel bad for the students who werent acting out

[@diannawen6023]

It should be do not hire any activist from any school or colleges.

[@M_Jono]

Muslims graduates in precise

[@tajdvl-advocate6113]

Stop donating to Columbia and pull all government funding, including federal loans, scholarships and grants.

[@TerryBramow]

Deport revoke visas

[@marktwaine9344]

that's what in truth needs to happen, ICE needs to deport violent students...

[@edmurks236]

How can all these protesters who obviously dont work for a living afford the fees to go to the universities? who's funding them and their protests?

[@11happychap]

Where should they deport the American students too? 🤔🤔

[@michaelb6327]

@@11happychap Gaza.

[@paulinegauthier1867]

​@@11happychap- A jail cell near them with a trespassing charge for every day they're on campus property.

[@LetsTalk649]

Go woke go broke!

[@timothylopez8572]

You can't just change the slur to DEI or WOKE and magically make it better.

[@Patrick-kt5mc]

@@timothylopez8572 What do you mean by that?

[@nexusxmoon]

You are woke.

[@timothylopez8572]

@@Patrick-kt5mc 🤫 You need to see a dermatologist about that cyst

[@LetsTalk649]

@@nexusxmoon I have no idea what woke actually means. If it means I have to allow degenerates read stories to little children or confuse them with gender psychobabel in public school. Nope I’m not.

[@jfish4460]

Stop all funding for Colleges involved in the protest!!!

[@Hurpdurpdipidydoo]

Imagine seeing everything that has happened the last few years and still believing that this is just random and not manufactured😂😂

[@mineolahome5243]

Columbia and other "elite" universities have not been dedicated to academic excellence for years. A SAT score is no longer required for admission. Everything is controlled by DEI - and almost everyone gets an A grade in their course work. Sad!!

[@marinats5873]

DEI and international students

[@jeffreyking279]

At this point, college is a waste of money.

[@BrianWagoner-q5i]

A big grift

[@annabodot962]

@@BrianWagoner-q5i Didn't used to be. Is now.

[@grooveman222]

Remember when an Ivy League degree meant something positive and guaranteed you a fast track in the business world? Well not anymore.

[@Ant008]

Actually ALL the campuses have lost any credibility as an institute of learning . And I mean worldwide. If I were an employer I would avoid all university graduates in favour of intelligent young people

[@ElaineWood-f2t]

Would your boycott of Ivy League students include any Jewish students who have taken the full brunt of persecution from their fellow students AND the outside instigators who have fueled these protests?

[@drew6194]

@@ElaineWood-f2t Good point.

[@carly4513]

Sadly, this student is correct. The univesity was feckless (the perfect word) and showed zero leadership. I am a graduate of the Columbia Business School. Eeeek. Don't need the degree any more, but I was proud of it. No more.

[@marilynpeppers1356]

Dear Future Employer…take note of this woman. You want her on your team!

[@terrieormonde2340]

The problem is all universities, are getting a bad reputation, parents are rethinking the college educated student ideology, for their children. I look to the trend I see, to a call for trade and career training schools instead. This has been tainting universities over the past decades. These tenured professors that can't be fired!? Who thought of that "brilliant" idea!!!??? Then they start teaching their own narrative, ideology, and radical philosophy!!! Given too much power and it sounds like they need to torn up from the floor up, in their administration and teaching staff, professors need to undergo an extensive background check for extreme activism activity Especially the foriegn professors that are not citizens here, but are in the teaching construct!!!

[@annabodot962]

They produce anti-capitalism graduates as they sit on BILLIONS in endowments. F ing bull.

[@ldc5603]

Columbia needs to be forced to return money to students since they are in a breach of contract since they no longer are a respectable university.

[@reutlior9600]

Deport

[@nexusxmoon]

Deport Israeli agents.

[@lorenzlorenzo1975]

I didn't know Columbia University until this week after all these stupid violent protests. Now I associate it with activism led by its own professors who are supposed to educate their students.

[@PaulKent-h8q]

They are "devalueing" your degree. Is it still worth 200k?

[@MrNunissan]

Hopefully, they will go bankrupt after the lawsuits against them and donors pulling funding...

[@1Probound]

She says the university's reputation has gone up in smoke, but she's only seeing a very small piece of her bigger problem These protests, the trans groups protesting, the climate crazies protesting, all of them making enemies of the very people they need to further their agendas. Her bigger problem as she tries to move forward with her life is the fact that people are starting to view her entire generation as flawed.

[@Changeiscoming47]

When good people stand by and do nothing, atrocities happen. That’s exactly what’s happening here and it’s not complicated.

[@marktevault57]

Columbia is not alone.

[@dianaluzzatto9799]

And that woman Shafik is still there! Shameful!

[@davidr27100]

A disgrace, terrible example of education.

[@geraldmoore7768]

Diploma means nothing now.

[@kirkwilson5905]

How many of the protesting students divested their degrees obtained from a university that accepts Jewish money? It's an easy answer. ZERO. I'd also like to see how many of the protesting students: 1) Actually paid for their education, 2) Are citizens of the US, 3) How many were admitted through Affirmative Action not merit.

[@Mphil4266]

Hopefully funding is withheld from Columbia university hopefully they will be held accountable for not taking action.

[@marktwaine9344]

not with the current adminastration..

[@craigwynia5280]

Stop all federal funding. Parents send your kids to trade school learn life skills not BS .

[@marshallsobin4879]

What about the janitors being harassed?

[@JayKerchelich]

We're less than a generation away from losing our American way of life.

[@justinfleming5119]

A generation past. Boomers flushed it.

[@KetinUSA]

I have NEVER been happier NOT to have an “Ivy League” education!

[@Commonsenseiscommonsense]

Women. 🙄

[@neeramalhan8724]

There must be.many dedicated students,who wanted to study but their education was- distrupted by protesters ?? I feel sorry for them, because they unnecessary got- entangled in this !😢

[@bab008]

It's sunk to the lowest of the low.

[@janibeg3247]

it is 1969 all over again. Columbia and it's $13.6 billion endowment will survive.

[@annabodot962]

And produce anti-capitalists as they collect the interest. BTW - the value is up to $14 billion.

[@papercityvlogs4325]

They did not want to nip it in the bud. They 2anted this to happen

[@robertstan2349]

if you have a degree from them, sue for reputational damage as they actively worked to tank the value of your degree

[@MauriceGreen-rl1ru]

God bless you my Jewish sister we are praying for you

[@sethc6176]

Thank you Fox News for reporting on this.

[@charlesdarwin5185]

Come to Florida. Desantis will not tolerate wokeness.

[@theretiringbarber]

Close it down !

[@TheDuke013]

I wouldn't hire anyone from those universities, but then again I don't work where you need a degree, guess I saved a ton of money.

[@davidsymonds7730]

Brave young lady.

[@mike19482000]

And to think,,, these are our next crop of politicians.

[@DrAsa-mw3oq]

Young lady, transfer to another university. There is no shortage of 😮 good universities in this country!

[@bluebee5266]

Unfortunately there is a shortage. They are all becoming DEI woke capitalist gutter institutions.

[@lindafitak]

I agree these protests should have been stopped from the beginning. Unfortunately colleges did not heed the warning and now they have a big problem on their hand with these protests spreading to over 150 colleges. This is now a huge mob movement with a lot of protesters. If this student calls on Congress to stop these protesters the government is going to have to use a lot of force to bring this under control. If the government uses the national guard or even the army to try to stop these protests and the protesters arm themselves and fight back we are going to have a second civil war where thousands of people are going to get killed in an all out war battle against these protesters.

[@msferz9177]

Somebody needs to create a blacklist of these protestors so employers can avoid hiring them.

[@twilightexposure8431]

Having a tent that says bathroom really sets the standard.

[@RogerWard-en6ys]

Should there be any heads of uni's left in charge after this.

[@GrayS304]

First hand account (close family member): big Wall St. firms are already discussing not hiring anyone from Columbia, NYU or Harvard. And they will be doing a ‘deep dive’ checking all of the applicants’ accounts using AI. Same thinking in big law firms.

[@berndhoffmann7703]

who would have thought that her testifying about the disgraced Professors has not met reality?

[@hollyjust1367]

If universities can get sued for misconduct and they can, the school violated their civil rights, inbox 24 calls from attorney s 1 from Mom

[@robertwilliams2623]

All this kids doing this should have their pictures release to the public .

[@lisal809]

Hopefully there are more students willing to speak like her.

[@stephenburke8059]

Whats happened to all the safe spaces at these colleges all of a sudden theres no mention of it why?

[@mikeklinger1712]

These big colleges killed their Ivy status already last year when they started paying for Dylan Mulvayney visits!

[@robertjstrupp288]

She is an intelligent and well-spoken young lady. God bless her and all followers of the Jewish faith.

[@brokentoothstudio4929]

College is a waste of money

[@archcrump7256]

Law Enforcement Agencies need to bill all overtime to Columbia University since they have known Activist Professors instigating the Protests and Violence.

[@phillipwatson9906]

"fecklessness" Eden paid attention in class 👍🇬🇧

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

Well said Eden.

[@TreasureSwanson]

I appreciate my degree from a small state school! I was able to go on to graduate school and come out with a profession. I’m older now and retired 8 years.

[@krsamysmith1]

The President of Columbia University should step down or be fired

[@TruthMattersOfficial]

Would I send my kids to one of these universities? Hellll no!!

[@gavinlevy1693]

So sad to witness what is happening to the base of the Democrat parry. Remember when they said they were "anti racism?" What happened?

[@WendyCampbell-x7k]

It is frightful that adults are afraid of students.If this is a sign of our future allowing activist with no consequences it is frightening!!

[@jacelinelee9148]

Any sensible future parent and students would never apply to any of these schools

[@Riderandcamper]

I foresee some class action lawsuits for these campuses for failure to protect their Jewish students.

[@Hurpdurpdipidydoo]

And they still aren’t smart enough to realize their own government is playing them😂

[@marvinbaudoin7769]

College. A waste of your money and time.

[@frua97]

Not all colleges, but now it is known which are indoctrination centers.

[@MiguelReyes-of1hf]

I wouldn't send my kid there for free. That's the reality.

[@Ilovedachshunddogs]

I don’t want a woke college kid to work with

[@Elizabeth-vw1vb]

The powers that be are completely responsible for this bs. Proper students must be protected from ignorant radical morons. I'm glad they are fighting back, but scared for their safety.

[@MindHunger]

I can tell you that in my industry, officially we are treating students from these colleges with suspicion, but in practice we are not even considering them, basically because there are plenty of other applicants to consider from other colleges. In the real world, nobody in HR wants to be responsible for hiring a trouble-maker.

[@henrylubinski2728]

Let the consequences begin. Don't go there, don't donate.

[@TheTruth-jg6jo]

CEOs ...its simple ...dont Hire trouble makers ..

[@Sereneh468]

Don’t hire Muslims!

[@old-gamer-01]

For many their career is GONE! You will be employed by those you support like Iran, Palestine, China, etc.

[@nata2586]

Wait until prospective employers see Columbia University on their resumes. “ I’m sorry, you’re not the right candidate at this time.”

[@gracevicki3983]

Simple enough transfer it to a conservative college a college that didn't put up with that business a college that isn't being hijacked by the conditioning of terrorism or progressive agenda. Transfer to a college that isn't going to be strong armed by students forced to make business decisions based on an agenda a political agenda. Transfer to a college that your industry directly supports.

[@daneetaran8784]

Start a class action suit contact ACLJ get legal help for free

[@Michael-pb2hf]

From the River to the Sea Palestine will no longer be. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem... Psalm 122:6 Sha'alu shalom Yerushalayim; they shall prosper that love thee. Tehillim 122:6

[@melissareece8656]

They need to file a class action law suit!

[@pinktfatrabbit]

wtf the professors who indoctrinated the students now continue to teach them in the camps.

[@henryathurmanjr]

God bless this little girl!!

[@cletusnigints-lo7rq]

I am a parent and have kids in high school. I wouldn't be very pleased if my children messed up their future when I have spent so much time and time on them. I wouldn't like it at all.