ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — Cornell University’s president is responding to alleged antisemitism.
In a statement, President Michael Kotlikoff says a student made antisemitic statements recently to the media.
“The student’s public comments invoked hateful generalizations and uninformed tropes with a long, ugly history of harm. We recognize the pain and concern these statements have caused, both within our university and beyond it, and we do not minimize that harm because the speech occurred off campus or outside an institutional setting,” Kotlikoff said.
Kotlikoff did not disclose if the student would face discipline.
“Federal privacy law prohibits Cornell from disclosing specific information regarding our students. Despite the seriousness with which we take this matter, we are not able to make any further comment regarding the actions of this student, or any public statement of the university’s response,” Kotlikoff added.
