La Columbia University (New York) reported that it has indefinitely removed three deans from their positions, accusing them of exchanging "unacceptable and deeply disturbing" anti-Semitic text messages during an institution forum last May.
The three deans were removed from their jobs while Columbia investigated the matter, of which the conclusions were known, according to a statement from the institution.
According to the president of the university, Nemat Shafik, in the statement, the text messages - leaked by the conservative media Free Beacon - revealed "behaviors and feelings that were not only unprofessional, but also touched in a disturbing way on old anti-Semitic themes." ».
Those feelings, according to Shafik, convey “a lack of seriousness about the concerns and experiences of members of our Jewish community” and are contrary “to the values and standards of our university.”
"We are taking measures to hold those involved in this incident accountable," Shafik said in joint statements with the institution's rector, Angela Olinto.
Last May, a month after student protests over the war against the Islamic terrorist group Hamas in Gaza, Columbia held the forum “Jewish Life on Campus: Past, Present, and Future,” attended by deans and administrative staff who They exchanged text messages in which they allegedly mocked the participants' comments and rejected accusations of anti-Semitism that occurred after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.
An audience member sitting behind the university's vice dean and chief administrative officer, Susan Chang-King, took photos of the messages she was sending, including supposedly vomit emojis to refer to an op-ed about anti-Semitism written by the rabbi of the institution, according to the Free Beacon.
The institution employees involved were identified by the media as Chang-King, Cristen Kromm and Matthew Patashnick.
Dean Josef Sorett was also involved but he will remain in his position, according to Olinto in the statement. "Sorett and I will work together to repair relationships, repair trust and rebuild accountability," Olinto said.
It further notes that Sorett will write to the Columbia community "to address his role in this incident, apologize, and describe the steps he will take to rebuild trust and accountability."
The University said it will launch a training program on anti-Semitism for its faculty and other staff, and another for students, next fall. Previously, it will hold a program of talks and workshops with a view to "building an inclusive and welcoming environment" on campus.
All US universities should do the same but more deeply since many professors are harmful to the behavior that students should have as US citizens. They are friends of the Iranian ayatollahs and enemies of the USA. US universities are full of people like those fired by the aforementioned university.
A trained attack arm is urgently needed in the diaspora.
Well sharpened
What could you expect from someone named SORETT???