(Jewish Group) CUNY chancellor a no-show at City Council hearing on campus antisemitism
City University of New York Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez was a no-show at a City Council hearing talking about antisemitism at the university system.
Dozens of witnesses gave testimony to the Council Committee on Higher Education Thursday, describing a culture of hostility to Jews and Israel at CUNY and accusing the administration of doing too little to stop it.
Representing CUNY at the hearing were three other administrators appearing via Zoom, including Glenda Grace, Senior Vice Chancellor For Institutional Affairs, Strategic Advancement and Special Counsel, who sparred with Council members throughout the hearing.
In one pointed exchange, she was questioned about the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel by Brooklyn Council member Inna Vernikov, a frequent critic of CUNY. Two weeks ago, Vernikov pulled $50,000 in funding from the CUNY School of Law after its faculty council endorsed a resolution supporting the BDS movement.
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