Sheldon Pollock
Sheldon Pollock is an esteemed scholar and the Arvind Raghunathan Professor Emeritus of South Asian Studies at Columbia University. He is renowned for his contributions to the field of South Asian studies, particularly in the areas of Sanskrit and Indian intellectual history. Having served as the chair of the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (Mesaas), Pollock has been a prominent advocate for academic freedom and the independence of university governance. Recently, he was in the news for his opposition to the U.S. government's unprecedented demand to place the Mesaas department in receivership as a condition for restoring federal funding to Columbia University.
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Sheldon Pollock is a professor emeritus at Columbia University and former chair of its department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African studies.
Who actually runs Columbia University? | Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock
United Kingdom· 2025-04-02
Sheldon Pollock is a Columbia professor who expressed concern over the university's capitulation to the Trump administration.
‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump | US campus protestsUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-29
Sheldon Pollock expressed that the day was shameful for Columbia University due to the reforms.
Universidade de Columbia cede às exigências de Trump e anuncia reforma após corte de verbas
Liechtenstein· 2025-03-22
Sheldon Pollock, a former head of Columbia's Middle Eastern Studies Department, expressed shock and disappointment at the university's capitulation to the federal government's extortionate behavior.
Universidade Columbia cede ao governo Trump para tentar recuperar financiamento federal perdido
Brazil· 2025-03-22Sheldon Pollock is the Arvind Raghunathan professor emeritus of South Asian studies at Columbia University and former chair of the Mesaas department.
The US government has sent Columbia University a ransom note | Sheldon PollockUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-19