From the great halls of our finest universities there is a reverberating silence about Columbia’s decision to hire and thereby to honor a murderer, a terrorist, and an enemy of the United States who has never expressed remorse.

The five-member Orangetown, N.Y., town board passed a resolution condemning Columbia and calling upon its “neighbor” to sever all ties with the woman who was responsible for the deaths of three men. The nephew of one of the murdered officers told the New York Post, “It’s easy to forget that . . . nine children grew up without their dads because of her actions.” Very easy, especially for leftist academics. Veterans of the Weather Underground have a better track record of getting employment at leading universities than do supporters of Mitt Romney.

Each year on October 20, the anniversary of the Brinks robbery, the police in Nyack, N.Y., hold a memorial service. The ceremony is attended by survivors, family members of those who were killed, and local, state, and federal law-enforcement officials. A small scholarship has been endowed to honor policemen Edward O’Grady and Waverly Brown.