{"id":2232592,"date":"2024-04-29T11:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-president-shafik-pleads-with-protesters-to-voluntarily-disperse-after-days-of-negotiations-bring-no-results\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T11:35:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:35:27","slug":"columbia-president-shafik-pleads-with-protesters-to-voluntarily-disperse-after-days-of-negotiations-bring-no-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-president-shafik-pleads-with-protesters-to-voluntarily-disperse-after-days-of-negotiations-bring-no-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia President Urges Protesters to Leave Peacefully Despite Failed Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fcolumbia-president-shafik-pleads-with-protesters-to-voluntarily-disperse-after-days-of-negotiations-bring-no-results%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=2232592&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>Columbia University President, Minouche Shafik, has urged protesters in the &#8220;Gaza Solidarity&#8221; \u200bencampment to leave voluntarily following unsuccessful negotiations. Shafik expressed regret over the inability to reach an agreement despite constructive dialogues with student\u2063 organizers. The \u200dencampment\u200d has \u200craised\u2063 concerns of an unwelcoming environment and \u2063distractions \u200dfor the academic community, prompting the \u200ccall for dispersal.\u200b The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-uaw-strike-passes-40-days-more-pain-is-ahead-for-repair-shops-dealerships-customers\/\" title=\"UAW Strike's 40-day mark brings more trouble for repair shops, dealerships, and customers.\">situation remains unresolved<\/a>, \u200bwith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cuts-off-emergency-military-funding-for-border-wall-calls-trumps-declaration-unwarranted\/\" title=\"Biden cuts off emergency military funding for border wall, calls Trump\u2019s declaration \u2018unwarranted\u2019\">alternative solutions<\/a> being considered.  <\/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<div>\n<h2>\u2018We urge those in the encampment to voluntarily disperse,\u2019 Shafik says in statement<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tColumbia President Minouche Shafik testifies before the House Education  Committee(Alex Wong\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>MANHATTAN\u2014For days, Columbia University president Minouche Shafik declined to clear out the unsanctioned &#8220;Gaza Solidarity&#8221; encampment in favor of negotiations with student protest leaders. Now, she says those negotiations brought no agreement and is asking students to &#8220;voluntarily&#8221; leave the encampment.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/president.columbia.edu\/news\/statement-columbia-university-president-minouche-shafik-4-29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monday statement<\/a>, Shafik expressed regret that her &#8220;small group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">academic leaders<\/a>,&#8221; which had been in &#8220;constructive dialogue with student organizers&#8221; since Wednesday, was &#8220;not able to come to an agreement&#8221; to end the encampment. She urged students to &#8220;voluntarily disperse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The encampment has created an unwelcoming environment for many of our Jewish students and faculty,&#8221; Shafik said. &#8220;External actors have contributed to creating a hostile environment in violation of Title VI, especially around our gates, that is unsafe for everyone\u2014including our neighbors. With classes now concluding, it represents a noisy distraction for our students studying for exams and for everyone trying to complete the academic year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also do not want to deprive thousands of students and their families and friends of a graduation celebration,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;We owe it to all of our graduates and their loved ones to honor their achievement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For all of the reasons above, we urge those in the encampment to voluntarily disperse. We are consulting with a broader group in our community to explore alternative internal options to end this crisis as soon as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Columbia declined to comment on what those &#8220;alternative internal options&#8221; include.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement marks an embarrassment for Shafik, who devoted days to the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly one week ago, on April 23, police appeared ready to enter campus to clear the encampment after Shafik set a midnight deadline for negotiations, with students pledging to &#8220;defend the encampment&#8221; and &#8220;rally&#8221; for their &#8220;comrades&#8221; in response. Instead, Shafik <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-president-shafik-extends-deadline-to-clear-encampment-12-am-8-am-48-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pushed her deadline<\/a> back twice\u2014first to 8 a.m., then to 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>As that deadline approached, on April 25, students again prepared for their arrest, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-lets-48-hour-deadline-slide-with-no-action-against-student-protesters\/\" title=\"Columbia Allows 48-Hour Deadline to Pass Without Action on Student Protests\">leaders informing protesters<\/a> of their &#8220;jail support infrastructure.&#8221; But Shafik <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-lets-48-hour-deadline-slide-with-no-action-against-student-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">let her extended deadline slide<\/a> without taking action, and negotiations continued from there with no deadline.<\/p>\n<p>It appears unlikely that student protesters will leave the encampment, which has plagued Columbia for nearly two weeks, &#8220;voluntarily.&#8221; The students have repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-student-protesters-urge-reporters-to-leave-campus-schedule-presser-for-12-hours-after-expiration-of-schools-negotiation-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> they &#8220;will remain in this encampment until we achieve all of our demands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Columbia made several offers to student protesters during the negotiation process, including a &#8220;review&#8221; of its Tel Aviv Dual Degree program and a scholarship fund for Gazans, according to the student group behind the encampment, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6UkbS6OV34\/?igsh=MzR2bDB3b3Niemlq&#038;img_index=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-won-a-super-bowl-and-then-joined-the-101st-airborne-division-the-incredible-true-story-of-jake-bequette\/\" title=\"He Won A Super Bowl And Then Joined The 101st Airborne Division: The Incredible True Story Of Jake Bequette\">scholarship offer<\/a> a &#8220;bribe.&#8221;\t<\/p>\n<p>Shafik confirmed her Gazan scholarship offer in her statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The University also offered to make investments in health and education in Gaza, including supporting early childhood development and support for displaced scholars,&#8221; she said. &#8220;There are important ideas that emerged from this dialogue, and we plan to explore pursuing them in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia&#8217;s President, Minouche Shafik, calls for voluntary dispersal of the encampment. Despite days of negotiations with student protest leaders, no progress was made. Shafik testifies before the House Education Committee. The unsanctioned &#8220;Gaza Solidarity&#8221; encampment in Manhattan remains unresolved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2360,"featured_media":2232593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/house-education-committee-holds-hearing-on-antisemitism-at-columbia-un-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2232592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/house-education-committee-holds-hearing-on-antisemitism-at-columbia-un-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2232592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2360"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2232592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2232592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2232593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2232592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2232592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2232592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}