Stefanik calls for Shafik's resignation amid protests, reports of antisemitic incidents
by Columbia Daily Spectator
Columbia Daily Spectator— Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) issued a statement on Sunday calling on University President Minouche Shafik to resign immediately and the board of trustees to appoint someone “who will protect Jewish students and enforce school policies.”
Washington Free Beacon—Columbia Professors Declare Solidarity With Student Protesters and Call for Shafik's Resignation. MANHATTAN—A group of Columbia University professors held a rally Monday to express solidarity with the anti-Semitic students suspended for holding unauthorized protests on campus and to lambaste university president Minouche Shafik for cracking down on them.
POLITICO—Pressure rises amid Columbia protests, as lawmakers call on university president to resign. As a pro-Palestinian encampment entered its sixth day, New York police officers in riot gear surrounded the Upper Manhattan campus.
WSTPost—Biden pushed to send the National Guard to deal with anti-Israel protesters in Columbia, as top lawmakers side with Jewish students and call for the school’s president to resign. Lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to send the National Guard to Columbia University as it deals with intense and sometimes violent anti-Israel protests. A dueling coalition of Democratic and Republican lawmakers visited the university to condemn the anti-Semitic, pro-Palestinian protests and called for the immediate resignation of the institution's president.The demonstrations have been ongoing since last Wednesday and have seen outbreaks of violence and arrests, including the detention...