Columbia has established a powerful bureaucratic mechanism to protect its reputation when professors and administrators harass, abuse, or rape students and workers. This is done through the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action.
The EOAA’s stated goal is to “prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment.” In practice, however, the EOAA uses bureaucratic procedures to achieve precisely the opposite, while giving the false impression that Columbia is willing to take action.
Opinion:We demand Columbia stop protecting abusive professors. Student-workers will remain on strike until it does so.
