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Post #24

Something Is Haunting Indeed

What Nicholas Lemann's Essay Reveals About Columbia's Task Force on Antisemitism

by two members of The Specter Editorial Staff, Melanie Wall and Yannik Thiem

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Post #23

The Wrong Attachment

by The Specter in-house cartoonist

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Post #22

Whose Agenda Reshaped Columbia?

By The Specter Editorial Staff

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Post #21

Pie Charts of Disappointment: The Employee Climate & Engagement Survey

By A Staff Employee Who Isn't A Total Snowflake

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Post #20

Securities Fraud Case Ends in $15M Settlement for Columbia Trustee Shoshana Shendelman

By The Specter Investigative Team

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Post #19

Columbia’s Grant-making Raises Questions About Funding for Pro-Israel Advocacy Groups (including AIPAC)

By The Specter Investigation Office

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Post #18

Columbia is Showing the World How to Move Forward!

By The Specter contributing writer, James Schamus

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Post #17

Columbia’s Shifting Accountability in the Epstein Cases

by The Specter Editorial Staff

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Post #16

Addressing “Antisemitism” at Columbia: Kicked Out or Cashed Out

By The Specter Editorial Staff

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Post #15

Academic Freedom (For Some)Task Force on Antisemitism — Report #4

By The Specter Editorial Staff (from nowhere near Hind’s Hall)

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