Sarah Lawrence College Knew Students Were Planning Antisemitic 'Protest' of Ezra Klein but Let It Happen Anyway

Leadership at Sarah Lawrence Failed to Prevent a Foreseeable Crisis

A recent event at Sarah Lawrence College featuring liberal journalist Ezra Klein was disrupted by student protesters who sought to intimidate attendees and prevent them from hearing and engaging with the speaker. At the same time, an antisemitic slur—calling Klein a “Zionist Pig”—was painted on a campus free-expression board. These incidents followed days of agitation and open discussion surrounding Klein’s visit. As masked protesters held a ban…

Sarah Lawrence College knew students were planning antisemitic 'protest' of Ezra Klein but let it happen anyway

"Welcome to Sarah Lawrence," college president Judd said as the students called her invited guest a Nazi. The "timely conversation" with New York Times columnist Klein was intended to focus on the topic of "how we can collectively move beyond polarization toward shared solutions." The students who…