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Cornell trustees back Jewish president after confrontation with pro-Palestinian protesters

JL;DR SUMMARY Cornell University's Jewish president, Michael Kotlikoff, was cleared by an internal investigation after an altercation with pro-Palestinian protesters on campus. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Free ExpressionJewish LeadershipAcademic FreedomStudent ProtestsPro Palestinian ProtestersCornell UniversityCampus ControversyIsrael DebateBoard Of TrusteesMichael Kotlikoff

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Ithaca, New York, United States
"The reports release sought to quickly close the book on a whirlwind controversy at the Ithaca, New York, university, as long-simmering tensions between Kotlikoff and the campuss pro-Palestinian contingent boiled over into a rare physical altercation between students and a college president."

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