Three Columbia Staff Removed From Posts Over Anti-Semitic Allegations

Text messages exchanged during a reunion week contained ‘ancient antisemitic tropes,’ according to university President Minouche Shafik.
Three Columbia Staff Removed From Posts Over Anti-Semitic Allegations
People wait in line to enter Columbia University in New York on April 30, 2024. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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Three Columbia University staff members have been permanently removed from their positions and are on leave due to their involvement in some text messaging that has been characterized as anti-Semitic, Columbia University officials announced on July 8.

“The three staff members involved have been permanently removed from their positions at Columbia College and remain on leave at this time,” Columbia University Provost Angela Olinto said in a statement on Monday.
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