Columbia Removes DHS Job Listing After Faculty Outcry
Columbia removed a CBP virtual career expo listing from its School of Professional Studies site after faculty and student protests over a Feb. 18 Department of Homeland Security recruitment event.
Overview
Columbia removed a U.S. Customs and Border Protection virtual career expo listing from its School of Professional Studies website by the end of the day on Feb. 11.
The virtual event was scheduled for Feb. 18 and the listing said it offered access to thousands of Department of Homeland Security positions in roles from intelligence to procurement.
A faculty coalition said the posting "undermines campus trust" and "Silence will be read as consent," and professors Helen Benedict and Nina Berman publicly condemned the listing.
University officials said the listing came through the third-party platform 12twenty, which also features postings from the CDC, EPA and FBI, and CBP has withdrawn from career fairs at several other universities after student pressure.
Columbia said the listing should not be viewed as an endorsement, the virtual event will still take place on Feb. 18, and the school said it will promote its own SPS events in the future.
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Columbia removed the listing from its School of Professional Studies website after protests from faculty and students, who argued it undermined campus trust and endorsed authoritarianism.
It is a virtual event by U.S. Customs and Border Protection offering online chats with recruiters about thousands of DHS positions, including intelligence and procurement roles.
Columbia stated the listing came via third-party platform 12twenty, which it does not control or endorse, and updated its policy to focus on promoting its own SPS events while keeping 12twenty access.
A faculty coalition warned 'silence will be read as consent,' and professors Helen Benedict and Nina Berman publicly condemned it; one anonymous staffer compared DHS agencies to the Gestapo.
Yes, CBP has withdrawn from career fairs at several other universities following student pressure.
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