FOX NEWS: Stefanik accuses Columbia president of ‘pro-terrorist’ professor ‘cover-up,’ warns of potential felony
April 19, 2024 By Danielle Wallace FIRST ON FOX – House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., accused Columbia University President Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik of attempting to “cover-up” for a “pro-terrorist” professor who had celebrated the Oct. 7 attacks, during her congressional testimony this week. “A reminder to President Shafik that knowingly misleading Congress […]
ADIRONDACK DAILY ENTERPRISE: Stefanik in TIME100
April 18, 2024 By Alex Gault Congresswoman Elise M. Stefanik has been named to Time Magazine’s “2024 Time100,” a list of who the magazine deems to be the most influential people in the world this year. The list includes musical recording artists like Dua Lipa and Kylie Minogue, actors like Elliot Page and Michael J. Fox […]
NBC5: New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik named to 2024 Time100 list
April 17, 2024 By Michael Cusanelli NEW YORK — Northern New York Congresswoman Rep. Elise Stefanik has been named to the 2024 Time100 list of most influential people in the world. Stefanik, who represents New York’s 21st Congressional District, was named to this year’s list along with political leaders including California Governor Gavin Newsom, Chinese Premier […]
NBC5: New York Rep. Elise Stefanik questions Columbia University leadership during antisemitism testimony
April 17, 2024 By Michael Cusanelli NEW YORK — Another Ivy League school was in the hot seat on Wednesday over their policies around antisemitism on campus. Columbia University’s president and board co-chairs testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as the latest institution to face questions about their handling of antisemitic rhetoric on campus. […]
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Stefanik Has Taken Aim at Elite College Presidents
April 17, 2024 By Nicholas Fandos She may not be a committee chair, but perhaps no single Republican lawmaker has done more to exert pressure on elite universities since the Israel-Gaza war began than Representative Elise Stefanik of New York. Ms. Stefanik was already a rising star within her party, the top-ranking woman in […]
THE DAILY SIGNAL: Rep. Stefanik Grills Columbia University President at Second House Antisemitism Hearing
April 17, 2024 By Jarrett Stepman Columbia University and other higher institutions have entirely falled to hold antisemites accountable according to Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y. and other Republican lawmakers. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce held its second hearing on antisemitism on Wednesday. The committee brought in Columbia University President Minouche Shafik and two board […]
THE DAILY GAZETTE: Stefanik named among TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2024
April 17, 2024 By Tyler McNeil 21st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has been named on an elite list. The controversial high-ranking Republican congresswoman and Saratoga resident has been listed as one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. “Elise Stefanik is the highest-ranking woman in the House GOP and, since shedding […]
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Stefanik resumes questioning of Ivy League presidents
April 17, 2024 By Ross O’Keefe House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) will resume her assault on antisemitism present on college campuses during a hearing on Wednesday. This comes after she relentlessly blasted Ivy League presidents for their treatment of antisemitism in a December hearing that resulted in the resignations of two of the administrators. Columbia University President Minouche […]
FOX NEWS: Stefanik slams Columbia University ‘arrogance,’ ‘inconsistent testimony’: ‘reckoning of accountability’
April 17, 2024 By Danielle Wallace House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., gave a blistering review Wednesday of the testimonies of Columbia University leadership who appeared before the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s hearing to discuss antisemitism soaring at the prestigious New York campus. After the hearing, Stefanik issued a statement regarding Columbia […]
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Columbia President Is Next to Be Grilled About Antisemitism by Congress
April 16, 2024 By Sharon Otterman Four months after an explosive congressional hearing on antisemitism precipitated the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, another university president is about to step to the hot seat. On Wednesday, Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, will testify about antisemitism before the same House committee that grilled the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, […]