John Guandolo is right. Our colleges and universities have been cesspits of far-left indoctrination for quite some time. Yet the millions have continued to flow in, even from many people who should have known better. For the most part, they still do.
Its been a pro-Iranian/pro-terrorist university for over two decades. Mort is either dumb as a cinder block or has a high tolerance for Jew hatred
— John Guandolo (@JGuandolo54271) July 19, 2024
“Billionaire Mort Zuckerman Cuts Off Millions in Donations to Columbia, Citing Failure To Respond to Anti-Semitism on Campus,” by Jessica Costescu, Washington Free Beacon, July 15, 2024:
The philanthropist and billionaire Mortimer Zuckerman cut off millions of dollars in funding to Columbia University citing the school’s failure to address rising anti-Semitism, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Zuckerman pledged $200 million in 2012 to endow an institute focused on interdisciplinary neuroscience research. But the billionaire owner of U.S. News & World Report began questioning Columbia’s handling of rampant campus anti-Semitism following Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and ultimately halted funding after several months of discussions, according to a Zuckerman Family Office spokeswoman.
“The recent decisions and actions taken by Columbia have been antithetical to the University’s mission and it is simply not the same institution it was when Mr. Zuckerman made the pledge,” the spokeswoman told the Free Beacon. “We will continue to evaluate the situation in the hope that Columbia will restore its reputation, standing and mission as a respected educational institution.”
Zuckerman founded Boston Properties, a real estate investment trust, and ran it for nearly 50 years before stepping down as chairman in 2016. In addition to U.S. News & World Report, where he serves as editor in chief and publisher, Zuckerman also owned the New York Daily News for 24 years until he sold it in 2017.
The son of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Zuckerman has consistently donated to a variety of Jewish and pro-Israel causes. In 2016, for example, he launched a $100 million STEM initiative to provide scholarships for American and Israeli researchers, with the goal of fostering scientific collaboration between the United States and Israel.
For months, Zuckerman engaged in conversations with Columbia, raising concerns about the school’s governance and handling of campus anti-Semitism following Oct. 7, the Zuckerman Family Office spokeswoman told the Free Beacon. Columbia, in response, requested time to “rebuild trust and demonstrate better governance.”
But that rebuilding failed to take shape, prompting Zuckerman, a media and real estate mogul, to pause millions in funding. Columbia had become the forefront of campus anti-Semitism, with protesters eventually storming Hamilton Hall and barricading its entrance. In-person classes and the main graduation ceremony were canceled….
Wellington says
I guess better late than never but I have to wonder if such donations drying up by people who should have stopped giving years ago will be made up by wealthier Muslim states “correcting” this “deficit.” And, of course, there will remain your wealthy Leftists who will never learn, indeed so many of them are eager to see traditional America transferred into a giant third-world Hellhole. Perhaps if Congress finally gets its act together (a big “if”) and we get a real President foreign donations from certain countries will be disallowed, though if this happens cries of bigotry and xenophobia and, of course, Islamophobia too will be uttered plentifully by your usual culprits.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
You beat me to it. While I agree w/ Jews who’ve cut off aid once campuses started embracing the intifada, I agree w/ Tucker Carlson as well, who asked why did it have to take that to get them to stop their money? They should have done it when kids were being sexually perverted, or taught things like the 1619 project or other DEI/woke stuff in schools & colleges. Sorry, even if I agree w/ the likes of Mort Zuckerman, I still lack respect for him b’cos he only does the right thing when it benefits his people
NYtrumpLover says
“Sorry, even if I agree w/ the likes of Mort Zuckerman, I still lack respect for him b’cos he only does the right thing when it benefits his people.”
Yo, NAZI futhermucker, I’m SURE you and your fellow NAZIscum ‘do the right thing’ when it doesn’t benefit you. Asshole.
Wellington says
You grossly underestimate Infidel. Big time. Many good people only “do the right thing” when it finally hits home. Yes, such people should have done the right thing earlier but this is just evidence of how deficient or lax so many people are, even ordinarily good people, no matter what their ethnicity, religious affiliation, race, gender, etc. is. This was all Infidel was trying to convey and you twisted it into something malevolent.
In any case, I know this much: Infidel is a wise, decent, highly intelligent and very informed person. He most certainly is no Nazi or Nazi type and he fully comprehends the menace which are false ideologies like modern Leftism and most certainly the oldest totalitarian ideology of all, Islam. Reconsider if you are able.
somehistory says
Infidel, I agree with your assessment and with the words of Wellington explaining your points to someone who is obviously uninformed.