The Issue: Columbia University’s $220 settlement agreement with the Trump administration. Columbia University’s sudden remorse for its failure to protect Jewish students and faculty members on campus is akin to a known felon who feigns sorrow when caught committing a criminal act (“The Ivy League schooled,” July 24). Only when President Trump’s administration threatened to withhold grant support and hold its leadership accountable did Columbia express regret. Remaining silent while antisemites were given free rein on campus speaks volumes. As Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel noted: “Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” S.P. Hersh Lawrence It was certainly encouraging to...