Columbia University Alum: Resignation of President Minouche Shafik is a ‘Good Start’
“Her actions—and inactions—had predictable consequences.”
William Gruver is not impressed by his former school’s behavior but gives points for the ouster of Minouche Shafik.
He writes at FOX News:
I’m a Columbia University alumnus. Firing the president is a good start
Columbia University has finally parted ways with its failure of a president—and the only surprise is that it took so long. Minouche Shafik, who resigned on Wednesday, leaves a legacy of division and violence. But her departure isn’t nearly enough to fix one of America’s most important universities. The school must prove—from top to bottom—that it’s willing to put true learning ahead of radicalism. So must every university in America, for that matter.
I say this as someone who not only graduated from Columbia, but was present on campus during the violent protests of 1968. Then, like now, protesters attacked their fellow students and stormed campus buildings. Then, like now, campus leaders did too little, too late, to restore order. More importantly, both then and now, the adults in the room tacitly accepted and even encouraged extremism—because they’d forgotten that higher education is supposed to focus on finding truth, not trendy partisan fads.
Minouche Shafik is a case in point. Throughout her time at the university’s helm, she pandered to the radicals who should have been immediately punished for their actions—or better yet, stopped in the first place. She never took meaningful steps to channel the emotion of students (and professors!) into constructive discussions about a better path forward. Instead, she allowed destruction to run rampant, for all the world to see.
Her actions—and inactions—had predictable consequences. And if there was any doubt about her unfitness for office, Shafik proved it again in her resignation letter. She said that she found it “difficult to overcome divergent views across our community.” But universities aren’t supposed to overcome divergent views. That just means creating a monoculture, which already describes most of higher education. Instead, universities are supposed to respect and direct divergent views for the betterment of all.
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Note: No graduates from an the “elite” Ramaz (Jewish) high school are going to Columbia College. That’s a first. Jews are voting with their feet.
like I said in the other post
her job at mslsd etc awaits her
she is a hero to the communist naziregime