Columbia donors consider boycott as university president faces growing calls to resign

Published April 23, 2024 4:53pm ET



As pro-Palestinian protests continue to roil Columbia University, donors are weighing dropping their support as calls grow for school President Minouche Shafik to resign.

Protesters at the Columbia “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” led by coalition organizer Columbia University Apartheid Divest, have entered their seventh day occupying part of campus, where agitators have disrupted campus life, been arrested by the New York Police Department, and vowed to hold their position until demands for university divestment from Israel are met.

Already a print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.