William Gruver

William R. Gruver is a senior fellow at the Open Discourse Coalition and a professor emeritus at Bucknell University.

I'm a Columbia University alumnus. Firing the president is a good start

OPINION August 17

I'm a Columbia University alumnus. Firing the president is a good start

Leaders at Columbia forgot that higher education is meant to focus on finding truth, not trendy partisan fads. Now, the university must prove that it is willing to put learning first.

I witnessed the campus crisis at Columbia University in 1968, and shocked to see history rhyme in '24

I witnessed the campus crisis at Columbia University in 1968, and shocked to see history rhyme in '24

I vividly remember the Columbia crisis of ’68. Then, as now, a large group of students and outside agitators swarmed the university to protest the issue of the day.