James Schamus
James Schamus, a professor of film and media studies at Columbia University, openly supported the controversial pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia University in April 2024. Schamus referred to the student organizers as “brave truth-speaking young people” and stood with faculty who rallied in support of the encampment. The protest, which resulted in arrests and property damage, was heavily criticized for promoting extremist rhetoric and fostering a divisive, unsafe campus environment.