Columbia Defies Call for President's Ouster After Arrests, Protests.

COLUMBIA University ; HAMAS ; UNITED States. Congress. House

Columbia University's board of trustees has expressed support for President Nemat Shafik amidst calls for her resignation following student-led protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict. The university has shifted to hybrid classes since the arrest of over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to leave an on-campus encampment. The board stated that it backs Shafik's approach to managing diverse voices on campus. The protests at Columbia are part of a larger wave of demonstrations at universities across the US, with demands for divestment from companies linked to Israel, an end to US military aid, and a halt to disciplinary action against protesting students. [Extracted from the article]

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