Columbia University Deans Step Down After Disparaging Texts During Anti-Semitism Meeting

Published on August 9, 2024

Several deans at Columbia University have resigned after exchanging texts disparaging Jews during an event exploring anti-Semitism on the New York school’s campus. A university spokesperson said on Aug. 8 that three deans who exchanged the messages have stepped down. Columbia officials said in July the administrators were being removed from their positions at Columbia College and would be on leave after officials learned of the texts, which were sent during an alumni event titled “Jewish Life on Campus: Past, Present, and Future.” In a group text, the deans wrote that Jewish students came from a “place of privilege” and that it was difficult to hear about “woe is me.”...

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