Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is facing significant challenges during her tenure, marked by campus protests and criticism over her handling of the situation. The protests, which are linked to the war in Gaza, escalated when students occupied Hamilton Hall, renaming it after Hind Rajab, a six-year-old girl killed by Israel. In response, Shafik requested NYPD intervention to remove the protesters, a move that has led to mass arrests, calls for her resignation, and a faculty-driven vote of no confidence. The American Association of University Professors at Columbia has also demanded a no-confidence vote. Amidst the turmoil, Shafik broke her silence, emphasizing the need for 'truth and civil discourse' and describing the occupation as a 'violent act' that jeopardized student safety. However, she has not issued an apology for the NYPD's actions.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the residence of Columbia University President Minouche Shafik and chanted “Shame on you!” https://t.co/kEpU03BCFK
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik shared her first public message addressing the anti-Israel protests that have roiled the Ivy League campus in recent weeks. | @brittybernstein https://t.co/ANUpFYGFgr
Columbia President Shafik criticized the protestors: “The university made a sincere & good offer but it was not accepted. A group of protestors crossed the line with the occupation of Hamilton Hall. It was a violent act that put our students at risk” https://t.co/RCqOaARP0N
'CROSSED A LINE': Columbia’s president breaks dayslong silence on anti-Israel agitators and NYPD response. Read her full statement: https://t.co/ShlMVym5dT https://t.co/K7pcK82dxD
#ColumbiaUniversity president Minouche Shafik has finally broken her silence after the NYPD raids on the campus amid anti-Israel protests https://t.co/UJFdOJZrfy
Columbia prez finally breaks silence days after NYPD raid on protesters who took over Hamilton Hall https://t.co/M9uWHvx0aW
Columbia Prez Breaks Silence on NYPD's Raid on Pro-Hamas Mob, Statement Will Please Exactly No One https://t.co/P7ADRTIYqJ
🚨🇺🇸COLUMBIA PRESIDENT: HAMILTON HALL OCCUPATION WAS A VIOLENT ACT "We tried very hard to resolve the issue of the encampment through dialogue. Many people who gathered there were largely peaceful and cared deeply about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. academic leaders… https://t.co/ApTAwK7rZe https://t.co/tDm73sGqf8
Columbia President Shafik delivered a statement on the encampment and protests that rocked Columbia University. A narrative is emerging that it was the (read: bad) "protestors" who put the (read: good and innocent) "students" at risk. Let's not pretend that the rot isn't deep… https://t.co/uVxkWKNlmr
Columbia President Minouche Shafik releases statement after the clearing of the encampment. “A group of protesters crossed a new line with the occupation of Hamilton Hall. It was a violent act that put out students at risk as well as putting the protesters at risk.” https://t.co/2lnib1sdbq
Columbia President Breaks Silence Amid Pro-Hamas Protests https://t.co/Uc3NcN6LBo
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik delivered her first public address on the turmoil over the war in Gaza that roiled the campus. She called for the return of “truth and civil discourse” after mass arrests this week. https://t.co/JIxazQcWh6
Columbia prez Minouche Shafik finally breaks silence days after NYPD raid on pro-terror protesters who took over Hamilton Hall https://t.co/zFBxSefDdE https://t.co/xk6T2dGMO3
A message from President of Columbia Minouche Shafik Still no apology for sicking the NYPD on her own students https://t.co/4Qe5gZZAOI
Columbia faculty are pushing for a no-confidence vote against President Minouche Shafik for her decision "to have our students violently arrested, and to impose a militarized lockdown of our campus." The property destruction and occupation is called "peaceful" and protected...
Pro-Palestine students in New York gathered outside the home of Columbia University's president, Minouche Shafik, on Thursday night to Friday morning. https://t.co/P5x7aBarx6
The Columbia University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors demanded a no-confidence vote against school President Minouche Shafik amid ongoing controversy over the campus’s recent student protests. https://t.co/3j0IOXAkKi
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is facing intense pressure and calls for her resignation in the aftermath of protests decrying the war in Gaza that have roiled the campus. Here’s what to know. https://t.co/qLytyOh6vq
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik's home is being protested by campus activists. The chickens have come home to roost. https://t.co/ljjU7ciyei
Campus protesters have gathered outside Columbia University President Minouche Shafik's home in NY. https://t.co/YQGv9jKN1g
A faculty group at Columbia University called for a vote of no confidence in Minouche Shafik. The newly minted university president's tenure has been marred by campus protests and criticism of her use of the NYPD. https://t.co/79EPvL3jAv
Columbia University's president, Minouche Shafik, had requested police help to remove the protesters who had occupied the institution's Hamilton Hall, renaming it after Hind Rajab, a six-year-old girl killed by Israel in January https://t.co/u5M0lZUZRk
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik’s is in a delicate position of trying to appease critics from all sides on the way she dealt with protests and accusations of antisemitism. https://t.co/tpFVLcKGw5