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Columbia Uni panel slams president for suppressing pro-Gaza protests

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  • 27 Apr 2024 13:38
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Columbia University's Senate establishes a task force to monitor the "corrective actions" taken by the president, as requested by the body regarding the pro-Palestine protests.

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  • Colombia Uni panel slams president for suppressing pro-Gaza protests
    A sign reading Gaza Solidarity Encapment sits erected at the pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia University in New York, on Monday, April 22, 2024. (AFP)

The President of Columbia University faced increased pressure on Friday as a campus oversight committee strongly condemned her administration's actions in suppressing a pro-Palestine demonstration in the school.

Universities across the United States have witnessed in the past few weeks a historic surge in student protests in support of Palestine and Gaza, calling for ending all agreements with "Israel" and divesting from the occupation entity. Students also demanded an end to US support to "Israel" and involvement in the genocidal war.

Cross-country protests in the US continue to grow as the Israeli genocide in Gaza reaches its 204th day. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Saturday that the number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Strip since October 7 has now reached 34,388, with 77,437 injured.

Read more: How Columbia University is the new face of the Intellectual Intifada

After Columbia students established their Gaza Solidarity Encampment on April 17, University President Nemat Minouche Shafik summoned the NYPD to the campus to disperse the demonstrations, resulting in the arrest of over 100 students. But shortly after, outraged by the footage of their fellow students being arrested, a new group of students arrived on campus and set up another encampment in protest.

Shafik: Decamp or 'alternative options'

On Friday, Shafik issued an ultimatum to student protesters: either negotiate an agreement with the administration to disband the encampment or the school would pursue alternative measures to dismantle it. However, the demonstrators remained steadfast in their demands, with new supporters swelling their ranks.

The Columbia University Senate passed a resolution following a Friday meeting, stating that Shafik's administration had eroded academic freedom and disregarded the privacy and due process rights of students and faculty members by involving the police and terminating the protest.

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"The decision... has raised serious concerns about the administration's respect for shared governance and transparency in the university decision-making process," it said.

The Senate, predominantly comprising faculty members and other staff with a minority representation of students, refrained from explicitly mentioning Shafik in its resolution and opted for a less severe tone than a censure. The president, also a member of the Senate, did not attend.

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A task force was established in the resolution to monitor the "corrective actions" requested by the Senate concerning the handling of protests.

Columbia spokesperson Ben Chang stated that the administration shared the Senate's objective of restoring calm to the campus and was dedicated to maintaining an ongoing dialogue.

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Near the White House

According to a press release from the institution, on Friday, a minimum of 40 demonstrators were arrested at the Auraria Campus in Denver, which is jointly utilized by the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the Community College of Denver.

Near the White House, approximately 200 protesters at George Washington University continued to assemble for a second consecutive day on Friday. The university stated that students failed to comply with instructions to disperse, leading to the suspension and temporary prohibition from campus for several individuals.

Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden described the protests as "antisemitic" and stressed that campuses must remain safe, hinting that current anti-Israeli war protests are a destabilizing factor.

Additionally, Congress Republicans said that Shafik and other college administrators are not being firm enough in cracking down on the encampments.

Read more: Congressman to introduce bill to silence US pro-Palestine movements

Right to free speech

The University of Texas at Austin's president, Jay Hartzell, encountered comparable criticism from faculty members on Friday, following his collaboration with Republican Governor Greg Abbott in deploying police to disband a pro-Palestine demonstration two days earlier.

Dozens of protesters were arrested, but the Travis County Attorney's office stated that charges were dismissed due to a lack of probable cause for the arrests.

Read more: MIT, Emerson, other US colleges students launch pro-Palestine protests

Close to 200 university faculty members penned a letter indicating a lack of confidence in Hartzell, citing his actions as "needlessly endangering" students, staff, and faculty when police, equipped with riot gear and mounted on horseback, intervened against the protesters.

Civil rights organizations have denounced the arrests and called on authorities to uphold the right to free speech.

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