Education

Inside the Apology: Columbia U’s Claire Shipman, a Leaked Text, and the Fracturing Illusion of Ivy League Inclusion

By: Fern Sidman In a moment of institutional reckoning at Columbia University, acting president Claire Shipman issued a private apology to members of the university community on Wednesday for leaked text messages in which she disparaged a Jewish trustee for her outspoken pro-Israel views. The texts, dating back to 2023 and early 2024, have triggered […]