Columbia faculty group passes ‘no confidence’ vote against university president over handling of protests

JoinFoxNewsforaccesstothiscontent Plusspecialaccesstoselectarticlesandotherpremiumcontentwithyouraccount–freeofcharge. Pleaseenteravalidemailaddress. AColumbiaUniversityfacultygrouppasseda“noconfidence”resolutionagainstembattledPresidentNematShafikonThursdayasinternalrevoltcontinuesfromanti-Israelfiguresontheelitecollegecampus. “ThePresident’schoicestoignoreourstatutesandournormsofacademicfreedomandsharedgovernance,tohaveourstudentsarrested,andtoimposealockdownofourcampuswithcontinuingpolicepresence,havegravelyunderminedourconfidenceinher,”theresolutionstated. Ofthe709ArtsandSciencefacultywhovoted,65%(458facultymembers)supportedthemotion,29%opposed(206),and6%abstained(45).ThevotehasnoactualswayoverShafik’sstatus,butitwasyetanotherrebukeofherleadershipataschoolthat’sbeenrockedbyantisemiticunrestandillegalencampmentsandwasfo