Columbia University History Professor Sarah Haley Says Campuses Should Develop Students’ “Political Consciousness,” Calls Hamilton Hall Takeover “Nonviolent,” and Blames “Far Right” Collaboration

She's at a top 5 history department with tenure. She got her PH.D. at Yale which is a top history department. She sees herself as a socialist activist. Should taxpayers fund an institution that doesn't have to pay property taxes that employs someone like Comrade Haley? You can't claim to be doing value neutral scientific research and be a political activist at the same time. Can't do it?

🚨 Columbia Professor Says Campuses Should Develop Students’ “Political Consciousness,” Calls Hamilton Hall Takeover “Nonviolent,” and Blames “Far Right” Collaboration

Columbia professor Sarah Haley at Socialism 2026 argues that campuses are not peripheral institutions, but… pic.twitter.com/yuhBq2dzMT

— Stu Smith (@thestustustudio) September 5, 2026