Acting Columbia President Claire Shipman Apologizes for Texts Suggesting Removal of a Jewish Trustee - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Firing Columbia president would send 'stern message': Joe Concha

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman over her leaked texts, arguing that she cannot simply “walk away” from her statements against a Jewish university board member. Shipman has apologized for text messages she sent last year in which she said she did not believe Shoshana Shendelman, a Jewish member of the school’s board of trustees, ought to be on the board and agreed with someone w…

Columbia's Faculty Radicals Aren't Happy About President Shipman's Apology

Columbia faculty express outrage over President Shipman's apology regarding board member Shendelman.

Columbia President Claire Shipman issues internal apology over messages school said lacked 'context'

Shipman said the “conclusions drawn in headlines” about her messages were “off base and misleading.” By Collin Anderson, The Washington Free Beacon Columbia University acting president Claire Shipman privately apologized to a small group of colleagues and donors over leaked text messages, first reported in the Washington Free Beacon, in which she argued that the school needed to get an “Arab on our board” and suggested that a Jewish trustee, Sho…

Columbia president tried to remove Jewish ‘mole’ on university board - The Jewish Chronicle

Newly published emails show that Claire Shipman downplayed concerns about campus antisemitism and called for the dismissal of one of the institution’s ‘most outspoken Jewish advocates’

Acting Columbia President Claire Shipman Reportedly Apologizes for Urging Ouster of Jewish Trustee

Acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman speaks during commencement ceremony on May 21, 2025. Photo: Jeenah Moon via Reuters Connect. Columbia University interim president Claire Shipman has reportedly apologized for urging the ouster of a Jewish member of the university’s board of trustees and the recruitment of “an Arab” board member during the 2023-2024 academic year, a time when the school was being rocked by a rise in antisemitic…

Acting Columbia president Claire Shipman apologizes for texts suggesting removal of a Jewish trustee

The acting president of Columbia University apologized to members of the school community Wednesday after leaked text messages showed she had suggested the removal of a Jewish trustee.