Rep. Elise Stefanik Celebrates Columbia President Stepping Down

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) welcomed the news that Columbia University President Minouche Shafik would be stepping down, months after violent anti-Israel protests erupted on campus. In an open letter published on Wednesday, Shafik said the time since the protests had “taken a considerable toll” on her. “This period has taken a huge toll on my […]

Embattled Columbia president resigns months after anti-Israel student protests: report

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has reportedly resigned from the elite university. Shafik steps down after a year in power that has been marked by constant, and sometimes destructive, anti-Israel protests. The Free Beacon reported. The embattled president has faced growing calls for his resignation in recent months over his handling of the protests that […]

Columbia restricts campus access as it braces for anti-Israel protests to return

Columbia University is limiting access to its Manhattan campus to only those with student IDs as part of new policies for the fall to combat the possibility of violent anti-Israel protesters. Columbia University relaxed its color-coded threat monitoring system to the lowest level, green, allowing it to open to all students this summer, but starting […]

Three Columbia University administrators resign after ‘antisemitic tropes’ found in text messages

Three deans at Columbia University have resigned after a text message exchange that “disturbingly touched on long-standing anti-Semitic tropes.” Associate dean and chief administrative officer Susan Chan Kim, associate dean for student and family support Matthew Patashnick and dean of undergraduate life Kristen Crome all resigned. The resignations follow those of Rector Minouche Shafik and […]

‘Ancient Antisemitic Tropes’: Three Columbia University Deans Reportedly Resign Over Texts

Columbia University confirmed Thursday that three deans have resigned following the leak of anti-Semitic text messages, The New York Times reported. Three deans at Columbia University are resigning following a controversy over derogatory text messages exchanged during a forum on Jewish issues, the university confirmed. According to The incident, which sparked an outcry both within […]