USC valedictorian’s grad speech is canceled: ‘The university has betrayed me’ April 16, 2024 “We brought in extra security expertise and had regular contact with NYPD and the FBI,” she said. “I have spent most of my time since becoming president on t...
In her testimony, Dr. Shafik said the school is committed to allowing free speech on campus, even designating certain areas for protests, so other students can avoid demonstrations and teaching isn't disrupted. She also said the university has taken drastic steps to ensure safet...
NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Colombia University President Lee C. Bollinger's pointed introduction of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has drawn mixed reactions, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. Before a speech to Columbia University on Monday, Ahmadinejad was introduced by Bollinger...
House Speaker Mike Johnson faced boos and loud chants from protesting students as he delivered a speech during his visit to Columbia University on Wednesday. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) Leo Auerbach, a student at the University of Michigan, said the differing stances on the ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of anti-Israel demonstrations on campus.
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik's leadership is under fire. She has been criticized for her recent testimony to Congress over growing concerns about antisemitism on college campuses — and her handling of subsequent on-campus protests.
The resignation of Columbia University’s president on Wednesday brought a rare moment of consensus between disparate factions across the political spectrum: Minouche Shafik had to go. Republican lawmakers who had lamented pro-Palestinian protests on campuses across the country — and particularly at el...
A Speech in Columbia UniversityI remember sitting where you are 34 years ago,feeling that these were the best years of my life.61I found the hobby of my life--bridge,a card game. I played 30 hours a week, but to this date Columbia stillwouldn't give me a degree in it. And I had...
a position of which your administration disapproves. Your administration’s conduct in this regard comes in the wake of several prior policy changes that have significantly restricted the freedom of speech and assembly, and the academic freedom, of Columbia University’s students, faculty, and staff...
The university said the ban of Davidai,an assistant professorat the university’s business school since 2019, is related to conduct last week at the time of an October 7 commemoration. The spokesperson also said the school respects Davidai’s right to free speech. “His freedom of speech has...