Columbia University’s policy-making senate votes for resolution calling to investigate school’s leadership

The Columbia University Senate successful New York City voted successful favour of a solution calling for an investigation into nan school’s leadership, amid anti-Israel protests that person taken spot connected nan field for complete a week.

A root wrong nan school’s activity confirmed nan specifications of nan resolution, saying it was adopted by a ballot of 62-14, pinch 3 legislature members abstaining.

The solution alleges Columbia President Minouche Shafik violated established protocols erstwhile she authorized nan New York City Police Department (NYPD) to participate nan field and apprehension protesters past week.

Specifically, Shafik is accused of violating nan owed process authorities of students and module erstwhile she authorized officers to participate nan campus.

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Columbia University President Minouche Shafik leaves nan Low Memorial Library connected nan field of Columbia University, April 24, 2024, successful New York City. (Fox News Digital)

The assemblage Senate does not person nan authority to region Shafik, arsenic it is nan university’s policy-making body, which is made up of students, module and administrators.

"The management and Senate stock nan aforesaid extremity of restoring calm to campus, truthful everyone tin prosecute their acquisition activities," nan assemblage said. "We are committed to an ongoing speech and admit nan Senate’s constructive engagement successful uncovering a pathway forward."

Shafik has progressively faced calls to measurement down amid the spread of antisemitism connected field arsenic good arsenic ongoing protests against Israel that person disrupted classes. 

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Anti-Israel agitators rally extracurricular Columbia University, April 23, 2024, successful New York City. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

On Monday, Shafik said successful a connection that she was "deeply saddened" by definite actions of agitators, who person formed an "encampment" connected nan field and person riled up students and module pinch anti-Jewish slogans and chants. 

The protestation encampment sprung up connected nan field section area astatine Columbia connected April 17, nan aforesaid time that Shafik faced bruising criticism astatine a legislature proceeding from Republicans who said she hadn't done capable to conflict antisemitism. Two different Ivy League presidents resigned months agone pursuing wide criticized grounds they gave to nan aforesaid committee. 

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U.S. House Republicans from New York person urged Shafik to resign, saying successful a missive Monday that she had grounded to supply a safe learning situation successful caller days arsenic "anarchy has engulfed nan campus."

Fox News' CB Cotton and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.