{"id":2227350,"date":"2024-04-22T15:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-leads-new-york-gop-delegation-in-demanding-resignation-of-columbia-universitys-president\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T15:43:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:43:47","slug":"stefanik-leads-new-york-gop-delegation-in-demanding-resignation-of-columbia-universitys-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-leads-new-york-gop-delegation-in-demanding-resignation-of-columbia-universitys-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefanik Heads New York GOP Delegation Urging Columbia University President&#8217;s Resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstefanik-leads-new-york-gop-delegation-in-demanding-resignation-of-columbia-universitys-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227350&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Republicans from New York, led by Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, demanded Columbia University&#8217;s president \u200dresign due to safety\u2062 concerns during pro-Palestinian protests.\u2062 The delegation\u200d cited chaos on campus\u2064 and lack of leadership. They urged accountability for disruptive activities and criticized lax policy enforcement, highlighting concerns over anti-Semitism and\u200c terrorism advocacy at \u2063the \u200duniversity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/house-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Republicans<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> on Monday demanded that the president of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/columbia-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia University<\/a>, the Ivy League school in New York City where pro-Palestinian protests have led to safety concerns for Jewish students, step down from her position.<\/p>\n<p>The New York delegation, led by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), <a href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/81b76c35801\/10181832-52e2-49dd-97db-124433534f8d.pdf?rdr=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sent a letter<\/a> to Columbia President Minouche Shafik seeking her resignation after the university moved to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge?topStoryPosition=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remote learning<\/a> on the day Passover is set to begin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past few days, anarchy has engulfed the campus of Columbia University,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cAs the leader of this institution, one of your chief objectives, morally and under law, is to ensure students have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-launches-title-ix-overhaul\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Launches Title IX Overhaul\">safe learning environment<\/a>. By every measure, you have failed this obligation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation unfolding on campus right now is a direct product of your policies and misguided decisions,\u201d they added. \u201cAs Representatives from the State of New York, many of our constituents are directly impacted by the unfolding chaos on Columbia\u2019s campus. Based on these recent events and your testimony in front of Congress, we have no confidence in your leadership of this once esteemed institution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Students have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/22\/us\/columbia-university-protests-classes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">erected tents<\/a> on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge\/\" title=\"Columbia University shifts to online classes amid campus tension affecting Jewish students\">central campus lawn<\/a> at Columbia and insisted they would not leave until the university divests from companies that have ties to Israel, according to The New York Times. Although police arrested more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/20\/nyregion\/arrested-columbia-students-suspended.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 students<\/a> for refusing to leave and participants have been subject to suspension, the protest activity has persisted for nearly a week now.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, during testimony before the House, Shafik <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/antisemitism-on-college-campuses-columbia-university-president-shafik-testifies-before-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testified<\/a> that anti-Semitism has \u201cno place on our campus\u201d and was \u201cpersonally committed to doing everything I can to confront it directly.\u201d Shafik later <a href=\"https:\/\/publicsafety.columbia.edu\/news\/letter-nypd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> police all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-education-chair-demands-columbia-university-expulsions\/\" title=\"House Education Chair Calls for Expulsions at Columbia University\">university students participating<\/a> in the encampment had been informed they were suspended as they were not authorized to be on university property and were trespassing.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Education and the Workforce Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/edworkforce.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=410478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sent a letter<\/a> to Shafik on Sunday calling for expulsions, noting that the encampment and related activities have resulted in\u201dwidespread antisemitic harassment and intimidation, assaults, frequent celebration of terrorism, and major disruptions of Columbia\u2019s learning environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Students, faculty, and staff \u201cresponsible for this mayhem \u201crepeatedly and flagrantly have violated multiple University rules, and in many cases, federal law,\u201d Foxx said. \u201cThe University must decisively hold them accountable in a manner commensurate with the severity of their offenses, including expulsion and termination of employment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York GOP delegation told Shafik that the \u201congoing situation that has unfolded is a direct symptom of your continued lax enforcement of policy and clear double standards.\u201d They claimed that Shafik\u2019s testimony rang \u201chollow,\u201d as evidenced by a \u201ccover-up of the lack of punishment for pro-terror\u201d Columbia University professor Joseph Massad, who used the word \u201cawesome\u201d to describe Hamas\u2019s deadly terrorist attacks on Israel last October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour failure to enforce the rules on campus has created an environment in which students and outside agitators know they are able to operate with impunity and without any accountability,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>They continued, \u201cWhile the rot is systemic, the responsibility rests squarely on your shoulders. It is time for Columbia University to turn the page on this shameful chapter. This can only be done through the restoration of order and your prompt resignation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other lawmakers who signed the letter included Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Anthony D\u2019Esposito (R-NY), Nick Lakota (R-NY), Brandon Williams (R-NY), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), and Marcus Molinaro (R-NY).<\/p>\n<p>Jewish House Democrats, including Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), showed up on Columbia University\u2019s campus on Monday \u2014 where a pro-Israel professor was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pro-israel-professor-denied-entry-at-columbia-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denied entry<\/a> while making his way to lead a sit-in at the site where pro-Palestinian demonstrators have set up camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI should be with my family today for Passover. Instead, I\u2019m here at [Columbia University] standing with Jewish students who are being harassed on their campus,\u201d another participant, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMoskowitz\/status\/1782455889116430428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on X. \u201cTo the Columbia President, DO NOT make the same choice as the Presidents of UPenn and Harvard. Protect your students,\u201d he added, alluding to other university presidents who stepped down amid controversy.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans from New York, led by Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, urged Columbia University&#8217;s president to resign due to safety concerns for Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests. 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