Columbia University to expand and refocus Middle East studies instruction on Israel

Columbia University to expand and refocus Middle East studies instruction on Israel

Columbia University is considering expanding and refocusing its Middle Eastern studies department’s instruction on Israel, the provost’s regional review committee announced in a set of recommendations this week, marking a pivot in a field and at a school that have come under immense scrutiny from the federal government and Jewish leaders following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. Among its recommendations, the review committee urged the departme…