Columbia University is creating a committee to hear complaints from students who feel intimidated by faculty because of their political opinion. University President Lee Bollinger announced the move in a letter sent Wednesday to the Columbia community amid an in-depth university investigation into charges of faculty intimidation, often made by students who say they feel intimidated if they express support for Israel. “The committee will hear all complaints brought to it, investigate those it thinks require investigation, and deliver a factual report” that will be made public, according to the letter. The committee was created after a documentary film created by The David Project, a pro-Israel group, about Jewish students who said they feel intimidated by faculty because of their views on Israel. The committee expects to release a full report on the issue early next year.
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