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grow.o] student protesters et up new encampments on the new one day after columbia's president, minouche shafik, called in the nypd to clear an encampment of pro-palestinian demonstrators leading to the arrest of 114 classmates, many who will get their day in court in may. those dramatic arrests ratcheted up the tension. the protesters are angry about what they say is a lack of transparency around what financial ties the school may have to israel writing, the encampment will remain until our demand is met. >> do you think the arrests have slowed the protests down, or do you think they've inflamed things? >> i think they've inflamed things. i think the arrests really triggered a lot of the student body to mobilize. >> reporter: some faculty are concerned the university is not respecting students' free speech and right to organize. joseph hallie is jewish and an assistant professor of classics. >> i don't think anyone i know has ever felt so unsafe on campus as we did watching those cops march onto the lawn and drag our students away. >> reporter: but for some jewish students, the protests have b
grow.o] student protesters et up new encampments on the new one day after columbia's president, minouche shafik, called in the nypd to clear an encampment of pro-palestinian demonstrators leading to the arrest of 114 classmates, many who will get their day in court in may. those dramatic arrests ratcheted up the tension. the protesters are angry about what they say is a lack of transparency around what financial ties the school may have to israel writing, the encampment will remain until our...
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were arrested earlier this week for trespassing emotions are high as university president, minouche shafik extended the deadline for negotiations 48 hours, which student organizers over dismantling the encampment's pretty disheartening to see all this on campus. i will say, i think a lot of people are misguided pro-palestinian demonstrators demanding columbia cut all financial ties with israel. >> our plan is to be hearing till the university divest, disclose, and provides amnesty for all. >> you can see there are at least 50 to 75 tenths that remain here. many of the students who are part of this movement have been sleeping in these tents, have been eating here adding pressure to the situation, house speaker mike johnson visited campus on wednesday, meeting with jewish students and calling on the university president to resign. >> i am here today joining my colleagues and calling on president shafik to resign if she can not immediately bring order to this hey enjoy your free speech for months. republican lawmakers have called on numerous university leaders to resign as they help congressi
were arrested earlier this week for trespassing emotions are high as university president, minouche shafik extended the deadline for negotiations 48 hours, which student organizers over dismantling the encampment's pretty disheartening to see all this on campus. i will say, i think a lot of people are misguided pro-palestinian demonstrators demanding columbia cut all financial ties with israel. >> our plan is to be hearing till the university divest, disclose, and provides amnesty for...
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nemat shafik says that she plans to tell lawmakers that anti-semitism and calls for genocide have no place at universities. it comes months after two other ivy league presidents resigned after they appeared before the same committee. they struggled to answer questions whether calls for the genocide of jews violates school policies. >>> the university of southern california is coming under fire for canceling the valedictorian's graduation speech. the school says it's due to security concerns after some of the student's pro-palestinian views have been described as hate speech. carter evans talked to her about the uproar. >>> such a surprise and honor -- >> reporter: that's how the bio medical engineering student asna tabassum felt this month when usc chose her to be the first victorian and the indian american was thinking about her commencement speech. how were you going to address the issue? >> the core message i wanted to get across was one of hope. >> reporter: just days later the university abruptly rescinded its invitation. in a campus-wide letter, provost andrew guzman said socia
nemat shafik says that she plans to tell lawmakers that anti-semitism and calls for genocide have no place at universities. it comes months after two other ivy league presidents resigned after they appeared before the same committee. they struggled to answer questions whether calls for the genocide of jews violates school policies. >>> the university of southern california is coming under fire for canceling the valedictorian's graduation speech. the school says it's due to security...
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. >> i am here today joining my colleagues and calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. >> reporter: mr. speaker, if you were the president of columbia university today, what would you do about this tent encampment. >> i would immediately bring order to the chaos. if necessary, i would call in the nypd. i would ask the governor to send in the national guard. >> reporter: how should people on this campus, students or faculty, protest the war in gaza? >> look, have a public debate. have -- in the free marketplace of ideas, everybody's views are welcome. you don't censure and silence and shut down, which is what is happening here, viewpoints you don't agree with. that is not the respect for free speech. >> reporter: noah was one of a number of jewish students who met with speaker johnson. >> i appreciate that congress is showing up. i think we feel unsafe including myself. >> reporter: is it constructive to have the speaker of the house on campus calling for the president's ouster? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: debbie becher is a jewish professo
. >> i am here today joining my colleagues and calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. >> reporter: mr. speaker, if you were the president of columbia university today, what would you do about this tent encampment. >> i would immediately bring order to the chaos. if necessary, i would call in the nypd. i would ask the governor to send in the national guard. >> reporter: how should people on this campus, students or...
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. >> i am here today joining my colleagues in calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. >> i'm just standing on the sidewalk! >> reporter: this is day eight of the protests at columbia university. the school said it is making important progress with protesters but is giving students a deadline to dismantle the tents. protesters say they will not leave until the school commits to cutting its business ties with israel. >> we need these administrators of the universities to get control of the situation. and if they can't, then we need the national guard, law enforcement, or someone to come in here and take control. >> reporter: are you calling for the national guard to come here? >> desperate times call for desperate measures. >> reporter: for now, new york governor kathy hochul says she has no plans to send in the guard. columbia announced today that because of the unrest, there will be a remote option for upcoming final exams. graduation is set to take place on campus in three weeks, norah. >> norah: nancy chen, thank you so much. we turn now to
. >> i am here today joining my colleagues in calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. >> i'm just standing on the sidewalk! >> reporter: this is day eight of the protests at columbia university. the school said it is making important progress with protesters but is giving students a deadline to dismantle the tents. protesters say they will not leave until the school commits to cutting its business ties with israel. >> we...
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minouche shafik is facing calls for her resignation. many jewish students say they are subjected to a hostile environment since the start of the war in gaza. >> thank you to the nypd for dismantling the encampment. >> reporter: since the october 7th attack in israel, ant anti-semitic incidents have tripled on college campuses, up 140% nationwide. for months, the war in gaza has divided college campuses. today, in los angeles, protests in support of free speech at usc, after the university canceled a speech by this year's valedictorian asna tabassum, citing safety concerns. jewish groups accusing her of anti-semitism, pointing to anti-israel links on social media. >> that makes us jewish students at usc feel unsafe, unheard, and targeted. >> reporter: tonight that valedictorian says she doesn't regret her activism. >> it's not about the speech. it's about representation. it's about the principle. >> reporter: david, the situation here is not over. we are here in front of columbia university, where another group of student protesters have
minouche shafik is facing calls for her resignation. many jewish students say they are subjected to a hostile environment since the start of the war in gaza. >> thank you to the nypd for dismantling the encampment. >> reporter: since the october 7th attack in israel, ant anti-semitic incidents have tripled on college campuses, up 140% nationwide. for months, the war in gaza has divided college campuses. today, in los angeles, protests in support of free speech at usc, after the...
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columbia's president minouche shafik under fire since she was grilled on capitol hill last week about anti-semitism on campus. >> "death to the zionist state. jews out." you don't think those are anti-jewish? >> completely anti-jewish. completely unacceptable. >> reporter: activists in heated arguments. and tonight, usc closing campus to anyone without a university i.d. david, just over the past half hour or so, we've noticed that campus security here has put on those helmets, there are batons. the lapd is just outside the gates of the school, as is the l.a. fire department, and speaker johnson today saying that he will speak personally with president biden, asking him to put a stop to these protests across the country, even using the national guard if necessary, david. >> david: matt gutman live in los angeles, a familiar scene across this country tonight. matt, thank you. >>> we turn to the images of hersh goldberg polin, the son who was forced into the back of that pickup truck by hamas at that music festival. part of his arm had been blown off. tonight, for the first time in 201 d
columbia's president minouche shafik under fire since she was grilled on capitol hill last week about anti-semitism on campus. >> "death to the zionist state. jews out." you don't think those are anti-jewish? >> completely anti-jewish. completely unacceptable. >> reporter: activists in heated arguments. and tonight, usc closing campus to anyone without a university i.d. david, just over the past half hour or so, we've noticed that campus security here has put on...
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and the president of columbia university, manu shafik, is under huge pressure, not only due to instances of hate speech on campus like the one that you just mentioned, but also over her decision to call in the police to clear the protest camp. yesterday, the columbia university senate passed a resolution condemning shafiq's administration, saying that they were undermining academic freedom and disregarding the privacy and due process rights of students and faculty members. so, university administrators under huge pressure here and it's not really clear what the solution is to this very tricky political. celebrations have been taking place across south africa — to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of apartheid. president cyril ramaphosa paid tribute to the people who he said had brought peace and freedom to the country. he described the first democratic elections three decades ago as a victory for human dignity, and progress against racism. a gold pocket watch worn by the wealthiest passenger on the titanic has sold for £900,000 at auction. once fees are added, it's the highest pric
and the president of columbia university, manu shafik, is under huge pressure, not only due to instances of hate speech on campus like the one that you just mentioned, but also over her decision to call in the police to clear the protest camp. yesterday, the columbia university senate passed a resolution condemning shafiq's administration, saying that they were undermining academic freedom and disregarding the privacy and due process rights of students and faculty members. so, university...
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. >> laura: columbia president sh shafik said she takes antisemitism seriously and testified to that effect. >> we condemn antisemitism that is pervasive today. antisemitism has no place on our campus and i'm personally committed to do everything i can to confront it directly. >> laura: adam? do you believe her? >> yeah, it is unbelievable. i was at that hearing, it was ironic, she explained she tries to make protest away from the classroom so students can listen and study and learn. it was hard to hear her, at that moment, her students were outside the room screaming and shouting and demanding to be let in. these are entitled children and she is incapable of solving the problem and she should resign. >> laura: a lot of people say who care, these are elite universities who graduate underperformingun stereos, why care about it? >> these are people who will be running our country in a few years and this is what corporate america will look like in 10 years. we need to stop this problem before it infects more of our culture. >> laura: that is why they have the masks on. they all have mas
. >> laura: columbia president sh shafik said she takes antisemitism seriously and testified to that effect. >> we condemn antisemitism that is pervasive today. antisemitism has no place on our campus and i'm personally committed to do everything i can to confront it directly. >> laura: adam? do you believe her? >> yeah, it is unbelievable. i was at that hearing, it was ironic, she explained she tries to make protest away from the classroom so students can listen and...
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president shafik promised there will not be lockdowns on campus. the university says negotiations are ongoing. severing academic ties with institutions in tel aviv. senate majority leader mcconnell had this to say about the growing protest nationwide. >> what needs to happen, university presidents need to get control of the situation, allow free speech and push back against antisemitism. i thought that was largely gone in this country. we have seen a number of young people who are actual ly antisemitic. >> almost as if the university at columbia is trying to run out the clock. last day of class is today and they want this settled before commentators may 15th. >> steve: some are talking about not having commentators because of fear of that. if they have in-person commencement, there is going to be disruptions. >> absolutely, this encampment is right across from where the commentators happens, in the same courtyard. that will be the situation. the university wants negotiations complete before then. what good is their word. any protesters can cause de
president shafik promised there will not be lockdowns on campus. the university says negotiations are ongoing. severing academic ties with institutions in tel aviv. senate majority leader mcconnell had this to say about the growing protest nationwide. >> what needs to happen, university presidents need to get control of the situation, allow free speech and push back against antisemitism. i thought that was largely gone in this country. we have seen a number of young people who are actual...
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despite shafik's words, protests are escalating, why do you and other lawmakers feel she has reached point of no return? >> she is not able to contain people, today, it violates title six of the education act which requires safe environment for learning and can be contingent on them continuing to receive federal funds. columbia, and i believe you are at yale, i can't see the camera, this started with cornell university professor saying it was exhilarating with raping of children and burning families alive and i called for expulsion of this professor, i wrote to the president and you see what transpired since them, virginia fox and elise stefanik, this letter was led by elise stefanik, conference chair of the republican party. there are some democrats joining in. words of alexandria ocasio-cortez are disturbing. this puts jewish students at risk. we started passover season yesterday and this is a holy time for jewish people. i think it is deliberate. if this president can't maintain the peace, she has to be fired and the students have to be expelled, faculty have to be fired and we ha
despite shafik's words, protests are escalating, why do you and other lawmakers feel she has reached point of no return? >> she is not able to contain people, today, it violates title six of the education act which requires safe environment for learning and can be contingent on them continuing to receive federal funds. columbia, and i believe you are at yale, i can't see the camera, this started with cornell university professor saying it was exhilarating with raping of children and...
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as you know, president shafik testified before congress on wednesday. she did much better than her counterparts last december because she basically said, "we have a problem, and we're going to fix it. this is the first step in fixing it." i give her an "a." >> jeremy, take us through not just what happened at columbia but also what's happening across the country. college administrators understanding, much like they -- took them a hell of a long time to figure out in a lot of places -- how to stop a heckler's veto, so you actually could have first amendment rights exercised by people on all kinds of the political spectrum. but talk about the sort of awakening of these college administrators who understand that people send their children to school and people go to school to learn, not to be backdropped on some protest spectacle on the middle of the campus lawn. >> so i think there are a number of dynamics going on here. one is the pressure from congress, which is investigating incidents of anti-semitism on all sorts of college campuses. that's clearly had
as you know, president shafik testified before congress on wednesday. she did much better than her counterparts last december because she basically said, "we have a problem, and we're going to fix it. this is the first step in fixing it." i give her an "a." >> jeremy, take us through not just what happened at columbia but also what's happening across the country. college administrators understanding, much like they -- took them a hell of a long time to figure out in a...
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minouche shafik who heads up columbia should have been fired long ago. does anyone living and breathing on god's green earth believe she landed her job totally because of objective merit? if she were a white male with a border of trustees, even of considered hiring her? and speaking of the board of trustees, notice you haven't heard from any of them. some prestigious people including former obama dhs secretary jeh johnson, david greenwald, former chairman of goldman sachs. adam pritzker, cousin of billionaire illinois governor j.b. j.b. and a leftist organizer in his own right. and many, many other ultra liberal types have governing authority at the university as a member of the board of trustees. and, yet, they are all silent. talk about profiles in courage. every time a deadline was set for the brats to disperse, it was ignored. and the university just kept extending the deadline until the students decided what the heck? let's storm a building. let really make some waves. look at how real universities handle these left wing student temper tantrums. >>
minouche shafik who heads up columbia should have been fired long ago. does anyone living and breathing on god's green earth believe she landed her job totally because of objective merit? if she were a white male with a border of trustees, even of considered hiring her? and speaking of the board of trustees, notice you haven't heard from any of them. some prestigious people including former obama dhs secretary jeh johnson, david greenwald, former chairman of goldman sachs. adam pritzker, cousin...
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hours after the embattled president shafik said she would suspend the students who didn't clear out. kind of taking some time here. also a look from above, laura, at the dozens of tents still set up at columbia. we noticed about 20 of them are now gone. there were 100 out here last week. this afternoon the school said students who didn't leave or sign a form saying they would abide by university policy that sounds pretty simple are not allowed to attend class or graduate. so far one arrest outside of the campus gates. watch. [chanting] >> it's not just here at columbia protests continue at nyu. the university setting a deadline of this afternoon there to clear clear out the area where the protester are sleeping. now the school says they will move forward with disciplinary action there. back out here live at columbia, laura, can you take a quick look outside of the gates that's where the action has been tonight as the students have kind of cleared out of this encampment and many of the people who just live around here that are chanting from the river to the sea, palestine must be free
hours after the embattled president shafik said she would suspend the students who didn't clear out. kind of taking some time here. also a look from above, laura, at the dozens of tents still set up at columbia. we noticed about 20 of them are now gone. there were 100 out here last week. this afternoon the school said students who didn't leave or sign a form saying they would abide by university policy that sounds pretty simple are not allowed to attend class or graduate. so far one arrest...
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this all happened after columbia university's president shafik told the university she authorized officers to come in because these students have been warned multiple times that they would face repercussions. we have confirmed that representative ilhan omar's daughter squad member she was also detained and according to some reports she has been suspended. and we're told that all the students who participated in this encampment are also suspended, which means they risk not being able to complete their coursework on time but, according to social media, these organizers say they do not care. they were willing to take that risk. and, again, those students were camped out on campus for more than 24 hours. the nypd is certainly working overtime to keep things contained out here this evening. several times we see protesters try to make their way into the streets. and officers have to pull them back and keep them on the sidewalk. it is just an absolute mess, laura. >> laura: wow, c.b.,thank you. all right, the arrested protesters were taken down opportunity where we find our own alexis mcadams. al
this all happened after columbia university's president shafik told the university she authorized officers to come in because these students have been warned multiple times that they would face repercussions. we have confirmed that representative ilhan omar's daughter squad member she was also detained and according to some reports she has been suspended. and we're told that all the students who participated in this encampment are also suspended, which means they risk not being able to complete...
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because this is a private campus so they cannot come in unless they get the call from president minouche shafik, she had not picked up before yet according to sources to ask them to come in but i will -- 5:00 is when everything that will happen from the president with all these protesters again to get out or get suspended by here is for 45 here and they still haven't left. back you. >> charles: alexis, thank you very much now to capitol hill where there's a major debate over these protests. fox news aishah hasnie is in washington with more on that. >> charles,, democrats at least in the house and senate i would say usually are very, very united when it comes most issues but on this one israel that they've been pretty divided and very vocal about it as of late. the house and actually expected to keeping boots on anti-semitism bill coming up this week. authored by congressman mike waller. there's already a little bit of drama are discriminate below the department of education brought like a broader definition for anti-semitism under college campuses. it basically makes it easier to defund any sch
because this is a private campus so they cannot come in unless they get the call from president minouche shafik, she had not picked up before yet according to sources to ask them to come in but i will -- 5:00 is when everything that will happen from the president with all these protesters again to get out or get suspended by here is for 45 here and they still haven't left. back you. >> charles: alexis, thank you very much now to capitol hill where there's a major debate over these...
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embattled president shafik the school would explore internal options to bring the crisis here to a close. we will have to see how that plays out. not just here at columbia but protests continue at. in yu where schools give protesters a deadline of noon according to top officials to hough out that encampment and now say they will take disciplinary action, too. the solidarity coalition says they are in negotiations with senior administration members but still says they're not afraid of suspension and will not move until their needs are met. back out here live at columbia. see what is going on with encampment. no mention on if they are going to call with the nypd saw what happened with that more than 100 students were arrested for trespassing. so we will have to keep a close eye on that. bret. >> bret: alexis mcadams, thank you. anti-semitic demonstrations across the nation continue to defy administrators and law enforcement try fog make them disperse. the protests turning intense at a school right here in the nation's capital. correspondent david spunt is on the george washington universit
embattled president shafik the school would explore internal options to bring the crisis here to a close. we will have to see how that plays out. not just here at columbia but protests continue at. in yu where schools give protesters a deadline of noon according to top officials to hough out that encampment and now say they will take disciplinary action, too. the solidarity coalition says they are in negotiations with senior administration members but still says they're not afraid of suspension...
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and shafik, the head of the university, she's not going anywhere, the board of directors is behind her. >> dana: the police are trying to do the right thing. the other thing that happened today we find out the university of southern california is canceling graduation. they had a situation -- so now you have, imagine you are graduating senior, you probably didn't get to have graduation fl because of covid, you did two years of zoom school, you get one year of normal college, and then you have this and you don't even get to finish your senior year and soon school and don't get to graduate in a ceremony. harold, why can't the authorities -- where is gavin newsom saying we got you. they have the ability to do this, they are just choosing not to. >> harold: usc's situation was unique. they had a speaker -- >> dana: cancel the speaker. the protesters are mad because the speaker, who was expressing some things that would have been very offensive to jews, they are canceling that speech. so now the protesters -- who cares? at a different speaker. >> harold: i disagree with y you. ust -- one thi
and shafik, the head of the university, she's not going anywhere, the board of directors is behind her. >> dana: the police are trying to do the right thing. the other thing that happened today we find out the university of southern california is canceling graduation. they had a situation -- so now you have, imagine you are graduating senior, you probably didn't get to have graduation fl because of covid, you did two years of zoom school, you get one year of normal college, and then you...
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a columbia's president, doctor minouche shafik, said that she is not afraid to enact the university's policies. >> we have already suspended 15 students from columbia. we have six on disciplinary probation. these are more disciplinary actions that have been taken probably in the last decade at columbia. >> well, the department of education is investigating columbia and several other schools for alleged civil rights violations. >> some disneyland employees are filing a petition to form a labor union. this movement is among the parade and character performers at disneyland in anaheim, the group says more than two thirds of the 1700 eligible workers signed the petition. a formal vote would likely be held next month or possibly june. this potential new union would form under the actors equity association, which represents performers at the disney parks in florida. disney officials say they support the workers right to hold a confidential vote on whether or not to unionize, and the anaheim city council unanimously approved disney's proposal to expand its park. now, this would not expand th
a columbia's president, doctor minouche shafik, said that she is not afraid to enact the university's policies. >> we have already suspended 15 students from columbia. we have six on disciplinary probation. these are more disciplinary actions that have been taken probably in the last decade at columbia. >> well, the department of education is investigating columbia and several other schools for alleged civil rights violations. >> some disneyland employees are filing a petition...
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as far as other steps the university is taking, shafik had this to say. >> solution to fighting this horrible form of bigotry is education. and that is a huge focus for us at colombia. we are changing the way we do orientation for incoming students to make sure they are educated about anti-semitism. >> meanwhile back on campus the students at the encampment say they will not leave until their demands are met, guys? >> brian: i would say it's a pretty significant problem. it is to in the -- thanks so much, brooke. so in the president's face to do that while she is testifying. they knew it could only get bigger. >> ainsley: she was supposed to deaf in december. she said she was traveling and she couldn't. so she watched those other presidents from the other ivy leagues and two of them had to step down. >> steve: that's right. so she learned from their mistakes. remember in december presidents from harvard and upenn who struggled with simple questions about anti-semitism if students should be punished if they called for the genocide of jews? both of them were ousted. the president of co
as far as other steps the university is taking, shafik had this to say. >> solution to fighting this horrible form of bigotry is education. and that is a huge focus for us at colombia. we are changing the way we do orientation for incoming students to make sure they are educated about anti-semitism. >> meanwhile back on campus the students at the encampment say they will not leave until their demands are met, guys? >> brian: i would say it's a pretty significant problem. it is...
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. >> president shafik earlier today the question was posed are chants river to the sea anti-semitic? you, on the other hand hemmed and hawed and eventually said i hear them as such. some team don't. >> um-huh. >> what are you talking about there. >> even some jewish people don't hear that an anti-semitic whereas i would say the majority do. so, it's one of those phrases that is heard differently. >> lawrence: whatever that word salad was. assignments a column student suing for the failure to protect students joins us now. this should be a clear stance from the president of the university. right? >> i'm with you. i'm shocked that it wasn't. >> lawrence: why? >> i think she an issue you cannot be diplomatic about you have to set a line as part of being a leader and spoke about yesterday. how can you be a leader if you are not willing to take a hard stance on issues that require that and stand behind that. >> what is life -- you have to go to that school every single day what's life like there. >> it's my first year at colombia, i just got out of israeli defense forces. so, deeply distu
. >> president shafik earlier today the question was posed are chants river to the sea anti-semitic? you, on the other hand hemmed and hawed and eventually said i hear them as such. some team don't. >> um-huh. >> what are you talking about there. >> even some jewish people don't hear that an anti-semitic whereas i would say the majority do. so, it's one of those phrases that is heard differently. >> lawrence: whatever that word salad was. assignments a column...
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minouche shafik needs to resign and if she doesn't want to reside, you better do something about this because this is going from bad to worse. >> will have to see what laid out here with the presidents -- are not fun of her either so it's not just the jewish students that are calling for her to resign and their parents will pay all this money to send them to the schools but also the forecasters. once again we did try to talk to them, try to get in there and take a look at the incoming that we were not invited into will keep you posted if we're anything from them, sandra. >> sandra: alexis mcadams keep us posted live at columbia as we are watching what's happening poorly out of nyu. our next guest encountered exactly what we were discussing the growing threats on the college campuses. chris is that university student scene in this milieu who said he felt terrified during this on-campus incident that happened on saturday and now joins us. by the way we did reach out to the yale university president for an interview and -- and have not yet heard back. thank you for joining us today. plea
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began on april 17th, when a congressional committee grilled columbia university president minouche shafik about antisemitism at student protests against the war in gaza. >> antisemitism has no place on our campus and i am personally committed to doing everything i can to confront it directly. >> reporter: she promised to crack down on the protesters. and she did. >> for what reason? i'm just standing on the sidewalk. >> reporter: the columbia news enraged students on other campuses nationwide. for many college administrators it's a no-win situation. >> it is presenting a near existential threat to the very fabric of the universities' life. >> reporter: dan mogolov is a public affairs officer at the uft of california berkeley, where this week's protests have been peaceful. >> these campuses are supposed to be areas for free speech. >> we have an unwavering and absolute commitment to free speech. but the university like all public institutions is allowed to have time, place and manner rules. meaning the right to free expression is not absolute. you can't interfere with or disrupt the operat
began on april 17th, when a congressional committee grilled columbia university president minouche shafik about antisemitism at student protests against the war in gaza. >> antisemitism has no place on our campus and i am personally committed to doing everything i can to confront it directly. >> reporter: she promised to crack down on the protesters. and she did. >> for what reason? i'm just standing on the sidewalk. >> reporter: the columbia news enraged students on...
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met with jewish students at columbia university, adding to the growing calls for university president shafik to step down. >> we can't allow this hatred and anti-semitism to flourish on our campuses and it must be stopped in its tracks. >> the clock is ticking as tuesday's midnight deadline to dismantle the tenths on campus came and went. the university says it's making progress and extended talks with student negotiators for another 48 hours. while being vegas about what vat will happen if they don't comply. for now students agree to remove some tents, kick out nonstudents and eliminate hate speech. >> israel go to hell. >> some jewish students and professors say the university's president is still not doing enough. >> do you know who the only people not under negotiation table? the jews. she negotiating with hamas supporters, with islamic jihad supporters. >> tensions are growing across the country with clashes at the university of texas in austin and the university of southern california, and more schools joining in. [chanting from the river to the sea, palestine will be free. >> fox news
met with jewish students at columbia university, adding to the growing calls for university president shafik to step down. >> we can't allow this hatred and anti-semitism to flourish on our campuses and it must be stopped in its tracks. >> the clock is ticking as tuesday's midnight deadline to dismantle the tenths on campus came and went. the university says it's making progress and extended talks with student negotiators for another 48 hours. while being vegas about what vat will...
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university president shafik says she authorized officers to move in after students were warned multiple times that they would eventually be rounded up and detained. fox news has confirmed representative ilhan omar's daughter was among those who were detained and according to some reports, the congresswoman's daughter has been suspended along with others who participated in the encampment. those who are now suspended risk being unable to complete courses on time. students were detained with zip ties and then boarded on to correctional buses. officers were forced to carry some off the lawn. student organizers called on pro-palestinian supporters to join them off campus outside the campus' main gate where we saw the nypd detain several people this morning. we have tried to speak to some of the protesters but all have refused. jewish students tell us they're scared and intimidated on a regular basis. >> i have had more than enough and if i wasn't graduating in a month, i would undoubtedly transfer. the thought of having to be here for another month is already close to unbearable. and i not
university president shafik says she authorized officers to move in after students were warned multiple times that they would eventually be rounded up and detained. fox news has confirmed representative ilhan omar's daughter was among those who were detained and according to some reports, the congresswoman's daughter has been suspended along with others who participated in the encampment. those who are now suspended risk being unable to complete courses on time. students were detained with zip...
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i am here joining my colleagues in calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. enjoy your free speech. >> jesse: 5 but the radical protesters aren't just on campus. both alec baldwin and new york city mayor eric adams have been harassed while out in public by lunatics shouting pro-palestinian slogans. >> can you please say free palestine one time? why did you kill that lady? you killed that lady and got no jail time? [bleep] israel, [bleep] zionism. please say it. one time. >> mayor eric adams. yes. [bleep] you. you support the genocide in palestine. all over new york. you are always partying. you don't actually care about the citizens of new york. >> judge jeanine: all right, jesse, i'll start with you. you have the radical left-wing protesters saying they want another 48 hours on campus. you repeatedly your jewish students saying they don't feel safe and columbia has moved hybrid for the rest of the school year. i mean, sounds to me like the left is in charge. >> jesse: what's chutzpah again, jeanine? yiddish, right? >> judge jeanine: i li
i am here joining my colleagues in calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. enjoy your free speech. >> jesse: 5 but the radical protesters aren't just on campus. both alec baldwin and new york city mayor eric adams have been harassed while out in public by lunatics shouting pro-palestinian slogans. >> can you please say free palestine one time? why did you kill that lady? you killed that lady and got no jail time? [bleep] israel,...
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columbia's president, doctor minouche shafik, said she is not afraid to enact the university's policies. >> we have already suspended 15 students from columbia. we have six on disciplinary probation. these are more disciplinary actions that have been taken probably in the last decade at columbia. >> the department of education is also investigating columbia and several other schools for alleged civil rights violations. >> now that they found the body, though, this is a game changer. >> a woman reported missing months ago is now confirmed dead . her connection to the alleged killer, as police continue to search for a second victim. >> also, new allegations on the conditions inside san francisco jails, where inmates have reportedly become violent. what one attorney says may be influencing their behavior and was last night the last time we'll see the warriors big three play together coming up a little later. >> hear from klay thompson about what the future may hold for him and golden state bay women took another turn. police now say a body discovered months ago is a woman who was reported
columbia's president, doctor minouche shafik, said she is not afraid to enact the university's policies. >> we have already suspended 15 students from columbia. we have six on disciplinary probation. these are more disciplinary actions that have been taken probably in the last decade at columbia. >> the department of education is also investigating columbia and several other schools for alleged civil rights violations. >> now that they found the body, though, this is a game...
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doing enough to stop these protests or to protect jewish students at columbia president of the school shafik reassured there won't be any lockdowns. she promised it won't allow the nypd to come back on campus and make arrests saying it would be, quote, counter productive. remember more than 100 student demonstrators were arrested at columbia on april 18th, sparking more protests and encampments at universities nationwide. there have now been more than 275 arrests on saturday alone at universities total of 900 arrests at universities nationwide since this all began some 13 days ago. the student protest organizations here at columbia cuts ties to israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the war. writing, quote: columbia continues to operate as though it does not know what boycott and divest entails. we will not concede our commands for anything less than complete divestment from the genocide of the palestinian people. meanwhile the backlash continues over democrat congresswoman ilhan omar's comments that she made while visiting her daughter at the anti-israel encampment at columb
doing enough to stop these protests or to protect jewish students at columbia president of the school shafik reassured there won't be any lockdowns. she promised it won't allow the nypd to come back on campus and make arrests saying it would be, quote, counter productive. remember more than 100 student demonstrators were arrested at columbia on april 18th, sparking more protests and encampments at universities nationwide. there have now been more than 275 arrests on saturday alone at...
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minouche shafik said students participating in the protest would be suspended. that included the daughter of u.s. congresswoman ilhan omar. police made several arrests, and removed the tents put up by protesters. they did not say what charges the protesters would face. president biden picked up endorsements from members of the famed kennedy family today. it was a rebuke against robert f. kennedy jr., who is running as an independent. members of the prominent democratic family appeared with the president at a campaign event in philadelphia. kerry kennedy, daughter of the late rfk, said president biden shares many of the same values as her father. >> daddy stood for equal justice, for human rights, and freedom from want and fear, just as president biden does today. [applause] donald trump mocks these values just as he mocks our system of laws. william: kennedy didn't mention her brother, rfk junior, by name, but she did allude to him, saying, quote, there are only two candidates with any chance of winning the presidency. there were dramatic scenes on capitol hill
minouche shafik said students participating in the protest would be suspended. that included the daughter of u.s. congresswoman ilhan omar. police made several arrests, and removed the tents put up by protesters. they did not say what charges the protesters would face. president biden picked up endorsements from members of the famed kennedy family today. it was a rebuke against robert f. kennedy jr., who is running as an independent. members of the prominent democratic family appeared with the...
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again become the epicenter of protests classes have gone hybrid, and columbia's president minouche shafik called in the nypd to clear the encampment, the restaurant more than 100 students one day earlier, schiff, he gave testimony before congress in that hearing, republican lawmakers grilled her on what they described as anti-semitism among the protesters the progress and the responses raised big questions, joining me now to discuss all this, are bruce robins and bret stephens, bruises a professor at columbia's department of english and comparative literature, but is a columnist the new york times bruce, let me start with, you. >> ask you, what do you think has, has gone wrong at columbia over the last few weeks well, most of the faculty and i think the student body think that what's gone wrong is calling the police that the protest was calm well-organized, not violent. >> there is little, if any intimidation of anyone and there are people who don't agree with the protesters who absolutely don't agree with bringing in the police. i think that's the single biggest thing the other thing tha
again become the epicenter of protests classes have gone hybrid, and columbia's president minouche shafik called in the nypd to clear the encampment, the restaurant more than 100 students one day earlier, schiff, he gave testimony before congress in that hearing, republican lawmakers grilled her on what they described as anti-semitism among the protesters the progress and the responses raised big questions, joining me now to discuss all this, are bruce robins and bret stephens, bruises a...
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she is not doing enough to stop these protests or to protect jewish students, columbia's president shafik is reassuring the protesters there won't be any lockdowns or evictions taking place at the encampment and that it won't allow the nypd to come back on campus to make arrests calling that counter productive nor than 100 arrested at columbia april 18th. 275 on saturday alone were arrested. back here in columbia today is the final day of classes. friday is final expectation. they want this wrapped up for commencement day on the 15th. brian? >> brian: thank you so much, bryan. 100 arrested at columbia alone, one of the professors claims the demonstrations are not violent. >> most of the faculty and i think the student body think that what's gone wrong is calling in the police. that the protests what was calm. that you violent. little intimidation of anyone. >> brian: really, that's interesting. jessica is a student. do you echo, is the professor right? >> i would disagree i have heard many things that very anti-semitic and also my friends and i when we simply walked onto the lawn, i think
she is not doing enough to stop these protests or to protect jewish students, columbia's president shafik is reassuring the protesters there won't be any lockdowns or evictions taking place at the encampment and that it won't allow the nypd to come back on campus to make arrests calling that counter productive nor than 100 arrested at columbia april 18th. 275 on saturday alone were arrested. back here in columbia today is the final day of classes. friday is final expectation. they want this...
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he's on stand with republican members in new york, he called shafik inept and weak, unable to maintain or assure the safety of jewish students but also there are ongoing negotiations between student protesters who set up an encampment on campus and the administration. now, there was a midnight deadline last night to have the tents removed, but that was extended after negotiation moved in a positive direction. there is some common ground that the administration and protesters have found, including that protesters will remove some of the tents that are part of the encampment but not all. they will remove nonstudents, people who are not students at columbia university, but that also prohibit harassing or discriminatory language. while things are calm right now, there is a lot brewing behind the scenes, including those negotiations, and again, house speaker mike johnson to stand in solidarity. again, when he spoke about not just the protests here on columbia university but all across the country, he called them disgusting and unacceptable, katy. >> trymaine lee, thank you very much. joinin
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. >> president shafik cannot keep their student safe and go to remote learning for the rest of the semester. that is unacceptable. it shows she cannot control her school. she cannot keep her students safe. therefore she needs to resign. i would say this as well, why should we, president biden, why should we be paying for student loans of anti-semitic prohamas students? that is a good question for the president right now. >> reporter: the other question is whether the federal government is doing enough to stop unsafe and anti-semitic protests that bring consequences to people breaking the law. to attorney general merrick garland and education secretary car don't narcs more than two dozen senators, failure to protect jewish students from harassment is violation of federal law. espousing support for terrorists such as hamas, violates federal immigration and grounds for deportation. when you look at the dollar amounts are pretty staggering. columbia raked in 1.2 billion, yale, 776 million. all taxpayer cash going to these universities. yesterday secretary cardona addressed what is happening at
. >> president shafik cannot keep their student safe and go to remote learning for the rest of the semester. that is unacceptable. it shows she cannot control her school. she cannot keep her students safe. therefore she needs to resign. i would say this as well, why should we, president biden, why should we be paying for student loans of anti-semitic prohamas students? that is a good question for the president right now. >> reporter: the other question is whether the federal...
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pickard is continuing to grow saying they should be let in immediately calling on many -- minouche shafik to open the campus door please protesters and allow them amnesty ability committed crimes in there. they broke the glass can be damaged to property where my things are still tense though that they can be even more change. watch. back out here live you can tell you that there has been issue of force here from the nypd. i will step -- and can kind of see the main crew hear that pulled up. they used to this though. this happens on a daily basis. remember down here we see the nypd coming remedy for gartner's unties in case they have to do that but the school has to ask them to come in first. >> martha: >> charles: >> neil: incredible. you got your $90,000 worth there. i want to switch to the other big developments -- talking about -- you have to go about halfway down manhattan island to get with of course this new york state supreme court, that will refine our need for karabela from this is the five of testimony back and forth in the trial. let's get the latest from you, nate. >> is in th
pickard is continuing to grow saying they should be let in immediately calling on many -- minouche shafik to open the campus door please protesters and allow them amnesty ability committed crimes in there. they broke the glass can be damaged to property where my things are still tense though that they can be even more change. watch. back out here live you can tell you that there has been issue of force here from the nypd. i will step -- and can kind of see the main crew hear that pulled up....
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i want to ask, shafik, president of columbia, her administration, what have they done? they have made a couple of statements but they have lost control it looks like. they have absolutely lost control and they won't bring in the cops i take it. >> reporter: yeah. i don't say this lightly. it feels like a bit of a lawless situation. there is not a ton of control. they successfully locked down the campus. students and protesters can't get in. students already in the campus are leading protests from inside. so, i know there is a real es hesitation too bring in nypd because of the arrests two weeks ago because of the backlash, was seen a way this was ramped up because of that nypd action but at this point the students are still there. none of them, even with threats of expulsion are not leaving. larry: great reporting. we appreciate it. madison alworth. that whole thing is completely out of control. the riff now. joe biden's strong support for woke dei policy, diversity, equity and inclusion, that his administration has inserted into virtually every aspect of american life
i want to ask, shafik, president of columbia, her administration, what have they done? they have made a couple of statements but they have lost control it looks like. they have absolutely lost control and they won't bring in the cops i take it. >> reporter: yeah. i don't say this lightly. it feels like a bit of a lawless situation. there is not a ton of control. they successfully locked down the campus. students and protesters can't get in. students already in the campus are leading...
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understand it, columbia's faculty senate will be voting on a resolution to censure a doctor minouche shafik. >> do you feel see there's been a lot of outside political pressure, right? as we've seen with leaders in congress, the house speaker mike johnson calling for her resignation as well for the way that she has been actually on the opposite side. i guess not protecting the safety of jewish students and not cracking down hard enough. do you believe that some of these university presidents need to resign okay. >> two things i think the important thing is to understand that this outside political pressure is unacceptable in a democracy, higher education is many things it's a producer of knowledge. it should be an engine of social mobility. it's also a crucial check on government and corporate corruption. >> so i, american higher ed is the envy of the world because it's based on academic freedom and shared governance and that's where we ought to begin that higher education is a check on it's a crucial check on democracy. >> it's independent higher ed is as important to democracy as voting a
understand it, columbia's faculty senate will be voting on a resolution to censure a doctor minouche shafik. >> do you feel see there's been a lot of outside political pressure, right? as we've seen with leaders in congress, the house speaker mike johnson calling for her resignation as well for the way that she has been actually on the opposite side. i guess not protecting the safety of jewish students and not cracking down hard enough. do you believe that some of these university...
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. >> reporter: president shafik has found herself in an uncomfortable position. losing support of the protesters on campus who want to make sure their rights are maintained. on the other side, a growing list of republicans who are demanding her ouster. as they say, she can't assure the safety of jewish students here on campus, chris. >> trymaine lee, thank you. >>> nbc's ali vitali is on capitol hill for us. there was a big contested house race in the pennsylvania primary. tell us why this is significant and what happened? >> reporter: it was a significant place for us to watch, chris, and i actually just got back from pittsburgh after reporting on this story in the early half of the week. this contest between the incumbent congresswoman summer lee and her opponent, a local council man, ultimately it was the incumbent who came out on top by a whopping 20 points. it's not surprising if you had been following the polling. it was the first litmus test we got to see of the israel-gaza conflict playing out in stark terms in a historically jewish neighborhood, one that
. >> reporter: president shafik has found herself in an uncomfortable position. losing support of the protesters on campus who want to make sure their rights are maintained. on the other side, a growing list of republicans who are demanding her ouster. as they say, she can't assure the safety of jewish students here on campus, chris. >> trymaine lee, thank you. >>> nbc's ali vitali is on capitol hill for us. there was a big contested house race in the pennsylvania primary....
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. >> i'm here today joining my colleagues and calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. as speaker of the house, i am committing today that the congress will not be silent as jewish students are expected to run for their lives and stay home from their classes hiding in fear. if this is not contained quickly and if these threats and intimidation are not stopped, there is an appropriate time for the national guard. we have to bring order to these campuses. we cannot allow this to happen around the country. we are better than this. i'll ask the president to do that and tell him that very same thing. a growing number of students have chanted in support of terrorists. they have chased down jewish students. they have mocked them and shouted racial epithets. they have screamed at those who bear the star of david. [ chants of "we can't hear you" ]. >> enjoy your free speech. we will do right by america. we respect free speech and diversity of ideas, but there is a way to do that in a lawful manner, and that is not what this is. >> meanwhile, we're cont
. >> i'm here today joining my colleagues and calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. as speaker of the house, i am committing today that the congress will not be silent as jewish students are expected to run for their lives and stay home from their classes hiding in fear. if this is not contained quickly and if these threats and intimidation are not stopped, there is an appropriate time for the national guard. we have to bring order to...
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should be arrested and i'm here today, i'm here today, joining my colleagues and calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. as speaker of the house i'm committing today that the congress will not be silent as jewish students are expected to run for their lives and stay home from their classes hiding in fear. in the house of representatives we have already acted to address anti-semitism on campus. we passed a number of statutes to address this matter and we call upon the u.s. senate to act upon our legislation. i have couple of my colleagues here that i would like to share a few words. i will turn it over first to the chair of the house education and workforce commission, virginia foxx. congresswoman, virginia foxx, north carolina. virginia? >> thanks, mr. speaker. larry: that was speaker mike johnson with a very powerful opening talk, i have thought, talking about the virus of anti-semitism spreading among as many as 200 colleges around the country. he talks about the heinous acts of bigotry and strong defense of israel and jewish people and he
should be arrested and i'm here today, i'm here today, joining my colleagues and calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. as speaker of the house i'm committing today that the congress will not be silent as jewish students are expected to run for their lives and stay home from their classes hiding in fear. in the house of representatives we have already acted to address anti-semitism on campus. we passed a number of statutes to address this...
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from new yorke don't want to the started on wednesday when the columbia university president minouche shafik was in washington testifying before lawmakers responding to reports of antisemitism on campus. >> subsequently, there was also a presence not just students, but also faculty setting up tents and signs here on the campus itself but the organizers of this event, making their msage quite clear, saying at their hop ishat they wilpressure columbia university peonally to divest funds om companies connected israel cnn has reached t to the univeity to address for more on notust theiinvestments, but also to addrs the allegaons that organizers. but eventually this evolved into an enmpment, a large onat the university president declared a disturbance. so turn to th nypdsendg them a letr asking for for police officers essentially interject and stents are parcipating in e it. the result was welover 100 people that were detained will be issued courts zones. but really what this is now is remains here on the camp of peaceful presence of a mix of both current a non stunts here, hong to continue with
from new yorke don't want to the started on wednesday when the columbia university president minouche shafik was in washington testifying before lawmakers responding to reports of antisemitism on campus. >> subsequently, there was also a presence not just students, but also faculty setting up tents and signs here on the campus itself but the organizers of this event, making their msage quite clear, saying at their hop ishat they wilpressure columbia university peonally to divest funds om...
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the details we don't want to the started on wednesday when the columbia university president minouche shafik was in washington testifying before lawmakers responding to reports of antisemitism on campus this is currently there was also a presence of not just students, but also faculty setting up tents and signs here on the campus itself. but the organizers of this event, making their message is quite clear, saying that their hope is that they will pressure columbia university to divest funds from companies connected to israel cnn has reached out to the university to address for more on not just heari investments, but also to address the allegations that have been puforwd by these organizers. >> but eventually this evolved into any cabinet, a large one at the university president declared a disturbance. so turn to the nypd he's sending them a letter asking for police offirs essentially interject and forcefully remove some of thstudts are particiting in it. the rult was well over a hundred ople that were detained will be issued courts zones. but really what this is now is the presence. it's st
the details we don't want to the started on wednesday when the columbia university president minouche shafik was in washington testifying before lawmakers responding to reports of antisemitism on campus this is currently there was also a presence of not just students, but also faculty setting up tents and signs here on the campus itself. but the organizers of this event, making their message is quite clear, saying that their hope is that they will pressure columbia university to divest funds...
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now i want to read part of the statement released by university president minouche shafik, which says in part both sides in these discussions put forward robust and thoughtful offers and worked in good faith to reach common ground. we thank them all for their diligent work, long hours, a careful effort, and wish they had reached a different outcome. of course, no agreement here it goes on to say we urge those in the encampment to voluntarily dispersed. we're consulting with a broader group in our community to explore alternative internal options to end this crisis. as soon as possible. and that falls along similar lines. what we're hearing from over 20 house democrats now essentially urging the university to disband this encampment or essentially resign. now, some key points here, because while columbia has said they will not divest in israel, they did offer an expedited timeline for new proposals in front of their body that does consider divestments. they also offered to him vest in health and education in gaza. they also said that while they've worked hard to offer a constructive en
now i want to read part of the statement released by university president minouche shafik, which says in part both sides in these discussions put forward robust and thoughtful offers and worked in good faith to reach common ground. we thank them all for their diligent work, long hours, a careful effort, and wish they had reached a different outcome. of course, no agreement here it goes on to say we urge those in the encampment to voluntarily dispersed. we're consulting with a broader group in...
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that it's expected that he's going to call for the resignation of our university president, minouche shafik. i urge him that if he's calling for president shift each resignation, he understands that it's going to create a lot of turmoil within our university the as well. we've seen numerous university presidents like that. if you pan and harbored all being forced to resign. and i think there is this demand. i think if we continue to have university president's resigned and having to put a new person in this position, you have to catch them up over everything that's happening in the past six months. and that requires significant amount of change. we only had three weeks left in the the and so i think rather than asking for university presidents to resign, we have to do one thing, request more accountability from our university's request, more transparency parker, dekker. >> we very much appreciate you sharing your perspective with us. thanks for coming on. >> thank you so much for having me. >> we want to give you a look at the situation at brown university where there has also been attentio
that it's expected that he's going to call for the resignation of our university president, minouche shafik. i urge him that if he's calling for president shift each resignation, he understands that it's going to create a lot of turmoil within our university the as well. we've seen numerous university presidents like that. if you pan and harbored all being forced to resign. and i think there is this demand. i think if we continue to have university president's resigned and having to put a new...