Frank Guridy, a Columbia University professor, has built a career not around education, but around normalizing extremism, shielding antisemites, and equating Hamas atrocities with “resistance.” Rather than fostering critical thinking, Guridy has aligned himself with the most radical elements of campus activism, making him a dangerous figure within the academic world.
Championing Hamas Terrorism and Anti-Jewish Violence
Justifying the Hamas Massacre of October 7, 2023
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Shortly after Hamas’ massacre — the most brutal single-day slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust — Guridy signed an open faculty letter on October 30, 2023.
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The letter reframed Hamas’ mass murder, rape, beheadings, and kidnappings as a “military response” by “an occupied people” exercising their “right to resist.”
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Guridy defended students who glorified these atrocities, claiming their statements were “contextualizing” violence rather than encouraging it.
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This faculty statement mirrored Hamas propaganda, deliberately minimizing the war crimes committed against civilians.
A Leading Faculty Member at Columbia’s Pro-Terror Encampment
Active Organizer and Enabler of Extremism
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In April 2024, Guridy played a central role at Columbia’s illegal encampment, proudly wearing an orange “FACULTY” vest to signal his loyalty to radical protesters.
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Guridy acted as a human barricade, allegedly blocking Jewish students from accessing campus spaces.
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He conducted a teach-in titled “1968: Continuing the Fight,” absurdly equating anti-Israel extremism with the historic anti-war movement.
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Guridy used Columbia’s history of protest to whitewash today’s glorification of terrorism.
Speaking at Radical Gatherings
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Guridy was photographed giving speeches inside the extremist encampment, further legitimizing its pro-Hamas message.
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He also moderated events such as “Black Palestine and Transitional Solidarities,” where speakers merged antisemitic narratives with social justice activism, creating a toxic pipeline between racial grievance politics and open terror apologia.
Endorsing Extremist Movements and Demonizing Jews
Amplifying Anti-Zionist, Anti-Jewish Agitation
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Guridy has compared divestment from Israel to boycotting Nazi Germany in the 1930s, an outrageous historical distortion that vilifies the Jewish state and inflames hatred.
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He has consistently aligned himself with faculty and student organizations that defend BDS — an extremist movement known for promoting antisemitic boycotts and economic warfare against Jews.
Defending Antisemitic Student Groups
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After the October 7 massacre, Guridy signed yet another letter opposing the “doxxing” of student activists — many of whom openly celebrated the Hamas attack.
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Rather than condemning the hatred unleashed on Columbia’s campus, Guridy chose to shield the perpetrators under the false banner of “free speech.”
Promoting Radicalization Under the Guise of “Education”
Weaponizing the Classroom
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Guridy has taught a “Columbia 1968” course since 2017, using it to draw false equivalencies between past civil rights activism and today’s terror-sympathizing movements.
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He praises students who engage in occupations, barricades, and confrontations with university administrators, encouraging further escalation under the pretense of historical continuity.
Blurring Academic Lines with Activism
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Guridy’s participation in the so-called “People’s Graduation” — an alternative ceremony celebrating protesters rather than scholars — further demonstrates his commitment to replacing academia with radical activism.
The Real Frank Guridy: A Danger to Campus Integrity
Frank Guridy is not an educator.
He is an activist who uses Columbia University’s name to promote extremism, defend terrorist sympathizers, and shield antisemites from accountability. His consistent defense of violence, his glorification of terrorism, and his manipulation of civil rights narratives to excuse Hamas’ atrocities mark him as a profound threat to Jewish students and the broader university community.
