Columbia bars vocal pro-Israel professor from campus

Columbia College has barred vocal pro-Israel school member Shai Davidai from campus due to unspecified conduct on Oct. 7, 2024—the anniversary of the Hamas assault on Israelis, when there have been demonstrations on campus. “As a result of Assistant Professor Davidai repeatedly harassed and intimidated college workers in violation of college coverage, now we have briefly restricted his entry to campus whereas…

Interim Columbia president apologizes to these NYPD “harm”

Columbia College’s interim president, Dr. Katrina Armstrong, in an interview with The Columbia Spectator printed Thursday, apologized to these “harm” by the New York Metropolis Police Division’s clearings of pro-Palestinian demonstrators from the campus throughout the spring. The scholar newspaper wrote that it requested Armstrong whether or not she agreed with former president Minouche Shafik’s…

Home Republicans subpoena Columbia College for paperwork

Virginia Foxx, the North Carolina Republican who chairs the Home schooling committee, says Columbia College’s failure to show over extra textual content messages amongst officers together with different data has slowed down the panel’s investigation into antisemitism on the New York Metropolis establishment. Invoice Clark/CQ-Roll Name Inc. by way of Getty Photos After investigating antisemitism…

Columbia president resigns unexpectedly

Shafik testified earlier than the Home Training and Workforce Committee about antisemitism on school campuses in April. Drew Angerer/AFP/Getty Photos Columbia College President Minouche Shafik resigned abruptly Wednesday night time after months of strain from Congress and campus constituents over her dealing with of pro-Palestinian scholar protests. Shafik spent just a little greater than a…

Columbia removes three directors who shared antisemitic texts

Columbia College has completely eliminated three directors who exchanged antisemitic textual content messages throughout a Might panel dialogue about Jewish life on campus, in keeping with bulletins from President Minouche Shafik and Provost Angela Olinto. Shafik mentioned their messages, which included vomiting emojis, shared throughout a reunion weekend discussion board referred to as “Jewish Life…