Acting Columbia President Claire Shipman announced the university will rely on a definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance , or IHRA. That definition has been criticized by Human Rights Watch, the ACLU, Amnesty International and an array of other groups as conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism.

Acting President Claire Shipman said the Office of Institutional Equity will use the definition to help investigate discrimination and harassment.

The university plans to offer additional anti-discrimination training in partnership with Jewish organizations. Some other measures could prove controversial.