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Columbia Professors Accuse President Of ‘Unprecedented Assault On Students’ Rights’ In No-Confidence Vote
Nemat Shafik is the latest university leader to face turbulent times due to student protests over the war in Gaza.
Columbia Faculty Group Passes No-Confidence Resolution Against President
Hundreds of professors at the university weighed in on the resolution, which said the president, Nemat Shafik, had committed an “unprecedented assault on student’s rights.”
Columbia faculty group passes 'no confidence' vote against university president over handling of protests
A Columbia faculty group passed a vote of no confidence against embattled university president Nemat Shafik on Thursday in a symbolic gesture.
Columbia University president hit with no-confidence vote from faculty group over handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests
Pro-Palestinian encampments have been cleared from more US college campuses as school officials have called in law enforcement in recent weeks to quell mounting demonstrations over the institutions’ ties to Israel amid its military action in Gaza.
Columbia’s President Urges University to ‘Rebuild Community’ in Video
After President Nemat Shafik called the police to arrest protesters on campus earlier this week, she asked the school community to “show empathy and compassion for one another.”
Where is Shafik? Columbia University president keeps low profile, fights to keep job amid campus antisemitism
Anti-Israel demonstrations at Columbia University kicked off a national wave of copycats as outside agitators join students on major U.S. college campuses.
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Shafik and Other Ivy League Presidents, Turning Universities Into Factories for Social Activists, Suffer From Mission Confusion
Students are adept at shouting down their opponents, squaring off against cops and vandalizing buildings — but acquiring ...
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Who Is Nemat Shafik? Columbia Board Backs President Amid Tense Protests, Calls For Resignation
With tensions at Columbia University’s campus reaching a boiling point over pro-Palestinian student protests and an encampment on the school’s campus, university president Nemat Shafik is ...
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Columbia’s president releases a video addressing decision to call police to campus
In a video released Friday, Columbia University President Nemat Shafik pleaded with students to embrace "civil discourse." ...
Column: To defend academic freedom, keep politics out of it
April 17 was a dark day for academic freedom in the United States President Nemat Shafik told a congressional hearing that ...
Jonathan Zimmerman: It’s ‘academic freedom’ when you agree but not when you don’t?
That’s what Columbia historian Christopher Brown did recently in a powerful campus speech that went viral. When Shafik told ...
House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war
The House is voting on legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education ...