Some 21 members of Congresswrote a letter Tuesday to Columbia's Board of Trusteesto "express our disappointment that, despite promises to do so, Columbia University has not yet disbanded the unauthorized and impermissible encampment of anti-Israel, anti-Jewish activists on campus." "We appreciate...
Board of Regents.Alexander Hamilton, then a Regent, was instrumental in investing the members of the original King's College Board of Governors with the same power under the new "Trustees of Columbia College in the City of New York," which was to extend "in perpetual succession," according ...
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; ...
The next day, Shafikauthorizedthe New York Police Department to sweep the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” leading to the arrest of over 100 protesters and generating immediate backlash from local politicians and community members.Encampments sprung upat universities across the nation and world in soli...
District of Columbia -- whichhas already had furloughs and delays inopening -- faces the loss of more than one hundred facultymembers and serious cuts in its programs."We will have to cut off some fingers and toes," said Dr.Reginald Wilson, a member of the board of trustees of the...
A small but influential group of faculty members has also opposed stricter rules governing campus protests, according to the Journal report. Under current policies, security guards are not allowed to put their hands on students. An anti-Israel demonstrator holds a flag on ...
Jonathan Lavine, the chairman of the board of trustees, hailed Shafik when she was named Columbia's new president as "the perfect candidate: a brilliant and able global leader, a community builder, and a preeminent economist who understands the academy and the world beyond it." ...
Accordingly, all claims against the District of Columbia Public Library are hereby DISMISSED. B. Individual Defendants Plaintiff has also named as defendants the Director of the Library and eight individual members of the Library's Board of Trustees in their official and individual capacities, as...
But he said “it’s up to the board of trustees” on whether Shafik should resign. “The president of Columbia must act…Now it’s time for action, not just words,” Gottheimer told CNN’s Kasie Hunt on CNN This Morning. “This is a big moment for the president of Columbia and ...
“Today, members of Yale’s police department isolated the (protest) area and asked protestors to show identification; some left voluntarily. When others did not comply after multiple requests, the Yale Police Department (YPD) issued summonses to 47 students, according to the most recent report ...