WILLIAM BENNETT, ROB NOEL: Two years after Columbia encampment, campuses still chilled by fear

Two years after the 2024 Columbia University Gaza Solidarity Encampment, campuses remain marked by fear and self-censorship, with 91% of students avoiding open dissent on topics like Israel-Palestine and abortion. A 2026 FIRE survey highlights growing ideological conformity, violent threats against conservatives, and a 72-to-1 Democratic-Republican faculty ratio in Yale’s humanities departments.