Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigns after year marked by pro-Palestinian protests
Faculty issued a vote of no confidence in Shafik in May
Faculty issued a vote of no confidence in Shafik in May
The Manhattan campus was epicenter of the pro-Palestinian student protest movement last year; the restrictions are a sign that the university is girding more demonstrations in the fall
The resignations came nearly two months after the texts first came to light
Three administrators were removed after their text messages filled with antisemitic tropes were exposed
The decision to drop charges against many of the protesters who occupied Hamilton Hall is a disgrace
University president acknowledges text messages were antisemitic, vows training on discrimination for faculty in response
The conversations include messages in which the administrators made light of Jewish panelists’ concerns about antisemitism and students feeling unwelcome at some campus spaces
In April, Kraft had announced a split with his alma mater, Columbia University, over the school’s handling of its pro-Palestinian protests
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