Columbia University members of the America Association of University Professors (AAUP) are expected to introduce a Resolution of Censure against Columbia President Minouche Shafik and other university officials for allegedly violating “the fundamental requirements of academic freedom…and her unprecedented assault on students’ rights,” according to the student-run campus news outlets Columbia Spectator and Bwog.
According to Bwog, the resolution submitted Monday states that Shafik “ignored the opinions of the faculty and students on the Senate Executive Committee who unanimously rejected her request to summon armed New York City police onto our campus” and “falsely claimed” the students arrested posed a “clear and present danger to the substantial functioning of the University.”
Along with Shafik, the General Counsel, the Chief Operating Officer, and the Co-Chairs of the Board of Trustees to the University Senate for review were also included in the resolution, Bwog reports.
According to the largely symbolic resolution obtained by the outlets, it says that on April 17, Shafik testified before Congress that she was willing to fire and investigate faculty for alleged Title IX violations, which is a violation of “the norms, practices, policies, and protections upon which a university is founded.”
The AAUP is calling for the censure of President Shafik—not her resignation—and a “recommitment to our core values on the part of our President, her administration, and the Board of Trustees.”
David Lurie, president of the Barnard and Columbia chapter of AAUP and professor of Asian humanities spoke to The Spectator, saying: “We want to be really clear that we are not calling for her resignation at this time.”
“We want to work with her. We want her and her administration to turn back from the road that they’ve started down last week,” Lurie said.
A Columbia University spokesperson issued a statement to the New York Times on the matter that read: “President Shafik is focused on de-escalating the rancor on Columbia’s campus. She is working across campus with members of the faculty, administration, and board of trustees, and with state, city, and community leaders, and appreciates their support.”
CNN has reached out to a university spokesperson for comment and AAUP for additional information.
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