Columbia University members of the America Association of University Professors (AAUP) are expected to introduce a Resolution of Censure against Columbia President Minouche Shafik and other university officials for allegedly violating the fundamental requirements of academic freedom and her unprecedented assault on students’ rights.
The resolution, submitted on Monday, accuses Shafik of ignoring the opinions of the faculty and students on the Senate Executive Committee who unanimously rejected her request to summon armed New York City police onto the campus. It also alleges that Shafik falsely claimed that the students arrested posed a clear and present danger to the substantial functioning of the University.
