Monthly Archives: March 2025

The Situation at Columbia III

Posted on March 29, 2025 by woit

The interim president of Columbia was forced out last night from her position, it appears as a demand of the “Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism”, see here. This indicates that the trustees continue to believe that they have to … Continue reading →

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The Situation at Columbia II

Posted on March 27, 2025 by woit

To update the situation at Columbia, first of all, the weather is sunny and nice and the campus is very quiet. As has been the case since the police were brought in to clear Hamilton Hall and the encampments nearly … Continue reading →

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Back to Math and Physics

Posted on March 26, 2025 by woit

A few math and physics items: Masaki Kashiwara is the winner of the 2025 Abel Prize, see an announcement here, a New York Times article here and a Nature article here. Kashiwara has worked an a wide range of topics … Continue reading →

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The Situation at Columbia

Posted on March 24, 2025 by woit

When I left for spring break 10 days ago, I was intending to write something continuing along the lines of my last blog post. The idea was to try and fight the campaign of lies about the university and support … Continue reading →

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The View From My Office

Posted on March 8, 2025 by woit

The Trump administration has announced a cutoff of $400 million in funding to Columbia University, supposedly because of its failure to take action against anti-semitism on the campus. Two months ago one would have assumed that the idea that the … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on March 5, 2025 by woit

The prospect of massive cuts in US federal government science funding has caused an increase in the usual heated internet debates over science funding. These typically involve people arguing either: “Funding for science research is an unalloyed good that leads … Continue reading →

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