Columbia University's faculty union files a motion of censure against president Minouche Shafik for calling the police to “break up” the occupation of pro-Palestine student protesters. Specifically, in a statement, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) criticized the decision of Shafik, the university's board of trustees and other Columbia officials to call the New York police to remove student protests on April 30. “These offenses culminated in the horrific police attack on our students, which is now on full display for all the world to see,” the union wrote, adding that students, faculty and staff remain locked out of campus. “A vote of no confidence is the only way to begin rebuilding our broken community and restore the University's core values of free speech, the right to peaceful assembly and shared governance,” they say. The call for a vote of no confidence in Columbia is few and far between […]
Source: News Beast
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