“I write with sadness to tell you that I am stepping down as president of Columbia University effective August 14, 2024,” Shafik wrote.
When students and faculty join the cause of an entitled terrorist organization, something has gone deeply wrong in the purpose of American higher education.
Over 35 Harvard student groups issued statements in support of students allegedly placed on multi-semester probation and students who had been suspended on Thursday for their role in the encampment.
Yakoby told The Post that he and other concerned students had warned the administration about escalation of the protests, but had by Friday had received no response.
Where Vietnam-era boomers see the reflection of 1968 in today’s protests, I see the shadows of 1938.
As we bear witness to the alarming resurgence of antisemitism at Columbia University and beyond, it’s imperative that we refuse to remain passive observers.
The new encampments join campus occupations at Yale University, MIT, Tufts University, The New School, the University of Michigan, and others.
Ivy League campuses are now too hostile to Jewish students; we need to take the cue and build new, safe institutions.
The arrests come following the erection of a protest encampment in the model of the tents set up at Columbia University earlier this week.
CJAA asserts that Columbia is now under “mob rule.” They continue, “A mob – by the way, that is only interested in attention and chaos, rather than thoughtful dialogue or reasoned debate.”
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