Elise Stefanik Goes Scorched Earth On Columbia's President Over Controversial Faculty Member

Mr grman you're recognized for five minutes I'll yield to representative question I'll yield to representative stepanic for a question just a followup you should know this president shafik but mad is still in fact listed on the Columbia website as chair of the academic Review Committee are you aware of that I would need to check that I don't want to I don't want to misstate because I so he hasn't been removed as chair I I I would like to conf do you have my commitment he'll be removed as chair today I have my commitment commitment that I will come back to you and give you the facts so he hasn't been removed so you said in front of Congress under oath I said I am not sure he was removed well I'll tell you what he's still listed on chair let me ask the Board of Trustees is that acceptable that he's chair of this committee should he be removed today Miss Shipman congresswoman you've put your finger on one of the hardest issues we as board chairs face right now I think you can see our systems from the videos you played everything you're talking about our systems of rules and enforcement are broken are broken we have worked tirelessly to my question to you Miss Chipman and I'm the one asking the questions here as a United States member of Congress is do you believe that he should be removed as chair because currently He's listed as chair on Columbia University's website I don't believe any professor at Colombia should say anything like what our professors have to be held to a higher standard than our students and I can tell you that you you can't say it this that at this hearing that he should be removed as chair person though he violates R I would not want him as chair and we are looking at the issue of faculty and Mr do you think he should be removed as chair his comments are abhorent and I believe that one of the steps that we could take uh in terms of discipline is to remove them from that leadership position thank you for that direct answer and just to let you know Mr Abdu is not grading papers right now he's on campus at the unsanctioned anti-israel anti-semitic uh event that is being supported by pro-hamas activists on campus so that's what Professor Abdu is doing at this very moment I'll give you back your time okay

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Published: Thu Apr 18 2024