Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik questioned the literacy of faculty at the Ivy League institution on Wednesday when asked why the word “folks” is spelled “f-o-l-x” in a handbook that also includes pages upon pages of “woke” vocabulary and definitions used in Columbia School of Social Work classes.
Shafik was testifying before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, which is investigating antisemitism in American universities, when Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind, pressed her on the spelling.
“I didn’t go to an Ivy League school, admittedly. … Can you explain why the word ‘folks’ is spelled ‘f-o-l-x’ throughout this guidebook and in other places at the School of Social Work?” Banks asked. “What does that mean?”
“They don’t know how to spell?” Shafik suggested. “I mean, I’m not familiar…
