Faculty members from Columbia University and Barnard College, including 54 Columbia Law professors, have publicly condemned the administration's decision to suspend and arrest students involved in peaceful protests. These faculty members, along with the Barnard-Columbia chapters of the AAUP, have expressed a loss of confidence in university leadership, including President Shafik, demanding the immediate dismissal of all suspensions and charges. They highlighted the non-threatening nature of the protests and criticized the NYPD's involvement, describing it as an unnecessary militarization of campus and harassment of students.
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NEW: 54 Columbia Law professors sent a letter to President Shafik, the board of trustees, and deans condemning the mass arrest & suspension of students. Noting they don't all agree on issues at hand, the faculty urge "respect for basic rule-of-law values."https://t.co/uf5p146RYw
NEW: Columbia Law School faculty members write in a letter to university leadership that they are “deeply troubled” by NYPD arrests of protesters on the lawn. They argue that the “encampment was peaceful and did not pose an imminent threat to public safety.” https://t.co/b0cqzK6dhv
Faculty at @Columbia and @BarnardCollege stand in solidarity with our students who are speaking truth to power, and firmly against the militarization of our campus, and the police harassment of our student protestors. https://t.co/L7CQpVa2k8
Columbia and Barnard rightfully condemning the suspension of students exercising their rights to free speech and assembly, not to mention their right and necessity to discuss and debate ideas. https://t.co/W0gmV6vAi1
Statement of Columbia and Barnard faculty members: "We condemn... the Administration’s suspension of students engaged in peaceful protest & their arrest by the NYPD....We demand that all Barnard College and Columbia University suspensions & charges be dismissed immediately." https://t.co/DtmKU8Pl5o
Statement of the Barnard-Columbia chapters of the AAUP regarding the mass arrest of peacefully protesting students: “We have lost confidence in our president and administration, and we pledge to reclaim our university.” https://t.co/mXavEj36hj