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Acting Columbia president Claire Shipman apologizes for texts suggesting removal of a Jewish trustee

JL;DR SUMMARY Claire Shipman, the acting president of Columbia University, issued an apology following the leak of text messages where she suggested removing Shoshana Shendelman, a Jewish trustee critical of the university's handling of antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ApologyAntisemitism AllegationsDiscriminationColumbia UniversityUniversity LeadershipBoard Of TrusteesClaire ShipmanShoshana ShendelmanJewish TrusteeFederal Scrutiny

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Columbia, New York, United States
"The acting president of Columbia University apologized to members of the school community Wednesday after leaked text messages showed she had suggested the removal of a Jewish trustee."

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