The Chronicle News Blog: Columbia U. Is Unmoved by Criticism of Iranian President’s Visit
Despite scathing condemnation from national and city politicians, Columbia University has resisted pressure to cancel an appearance by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran on the New York City campus on Monday, ABC News reported. “Iran is an important country. And like it or not, we are going to have to deal with it,” John Coatsworth, dean of Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, said on the network program Good Morning America Weekend Edition. “We are not giving him a platform. He has plenty of platforms.”
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