The experiences of these students demonstrated that there is an urgent need to reshape everyday social norms across the campuses of Columbia University.
If we were really to succeed in promoting tolerance, students would come to understand and value these differences. But we are a long way from there. The problems we found are serious and pervasive.
The task force conducted listening sessions with nearly 500 students at Columbia, Barnard College and Teachers College, reflecting a broad concern for community safety and inclusivity.
The recommendations include antibias and inclusion training for students, staff and student-facing staff; a review of the reporting procedures for incidents of exclusion, harassment and bias.
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