TheTrustees of Columbia University(orBoard of Trusteesor justTrustees) truly pwn the University, and meet in their own special power-trippy room ofLow Libraryonce in awhile. All power in the university flows from the Trustees because Columbia is, legally speaking, astate chartered corporationcalled...
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson released a statement, again calling on Columbia's board to firePresident Dr. Minouche Shafik. "President Shafik and Columbia University administrators have displayed a shocking unwillingness to control their campus. They've allowed outside agitators and terrorist-sympa...
However, the institution continued to exert asignificant influence on American life through the people associated with it.Among the earliest students and trustees of King's College were John Jay, thefirst chief justice of the United States; ...
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At the time of Shafik’s appointment, Columbia Board of Trustees chair Jonathan Lavine described her as a leader who deeply understood “the academy and the world beyond it.” “What set Minouche apart as a candidate,” Lavine said in a statement, “is her unshakable confidence in the vita...
Adams condemned the actions of the student activists, and said the NYPD was standing by. "You cannot call for peace by using violence. That's not acceptable," Adams said. Some 21 members of Congresswrote a letter Tuesday to Columbia's Board of Trusteesto "express our disappointment that, ...
At the time of Shafik’s appointment, Columbia Board of Trustees chair Jonathan Lavine had described her as a leader with an “unshakable confidence in the vital role institutions of higher education can and must play in solving the world’s most complex problems.” ___ Associated Press ...
Katrina Armstrong, chief executive officer of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, will serve as the interim president, according to an email from David Greenwald, Law ’83, and Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, co-chairs of the board of trustees. ...
Columbia public safety personnel were forced out of the building, and a member of our facilities team was threatened. We will not risk the safety of our community or the potential for further escalation. "The leadership team, including the Board of Trustees, met throughout the night and ...
According to a university official, the vote is symbolic and designed to send a message to the university's Board of Trustees that they've lost trust in Shafik. Columbia officials respond to no confidence vote A spokesperson for Columbia University said in a statement, "President Shafik continues...