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Columbia’s Claire Shipman apologizes for leaked messages calling for removal of Jewish trustee
The acting Columbia University president said the comments ‘do not reflect how I feel’
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Columbia University acting President Claire Shipman speaks during the Commencement Ceremony at Columbia University in New York on May 21, 2025.
Claire Shipman, acting president of Columbia University, issued an apology to several members of the campus community for leaked text messages where she suggested that a Jewish trustee should be removed from the university’s board over her pro-Israel advocacy....