Less than a week after testifying before Congress, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is facing bipartisan calls from lawmakers for her to step down following a chaotic weekend of protests on and off campus that left some Jewish students feeling unsafe.
The pressure to resign thus far is coming from House Republicans from New York, some Democrats in the House, and a few U.S. senators. Even those not calling for Shafik to resign have condemned the events at and around Columbia.
"Public officials and media making this about anything else are inflaming the situation and need to bring calmness and sanity back." - Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar
"Over the past few days, anarchy has engulfed the campus of Columbia University," the Republican lawmakers wrote in a letter Monday, calling the encampment an "antisemitic ri
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