Columbia University’s policy-making senate votes for resolution calling to investigate school’s leadership

The Columbia University Senate successful New York City voted successful favour of a solution calling for an probe into the school’s leadership, amid anti-Israel protests that person taken spot connected the field for implicit a week.

A root wrong the school’s enactment confirmed the details of the resolution, saying it was adopted by a ballot of 62-14, with 3 legislature members abstaining.

The solution alleges Columbia President Minouche Shafik violated established protocols erstwhile she authorized the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to participate the field and apprehension protesters past week.

Specifically, Shafik is accused of violating the owed process rights of students and module erstwhile she authorized officers to participate the campus.

COLUMBIA STUDENT BANNED FROM CAMPUS AFTER REMARKS ABOUT ‘MURDERING ZIONISTS’

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik leaves the Low Memorial Library connected the field of Columbia University, April 24, 2024, successful New York City. (Fox News Digital)

The assemblage Senate does not person the authorization to region Shafik, arsenic it is the university’s policy-making body, which is made up of students, module and administrators.

"The medication and Senate stock the aforesaid extremity of restoring calm to campus, truthful everyone tin prosecute their acquisition activities," the assemblage said. "We are committed to an ongoing dialog and admit the Senate’s constructive engagement successful uncovering a pathway forward."

Shafik has progressively faced calls to measurement down amid the spread of antisemitism connected field arsenic good arsenic ongoing protests against Israel that person disrupted classes. 

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACCEPTED TO COLUMBIA SAYING 'NO THANK YOU' DUE TO ANTISEMITISM: COLLEGE CONSULTANT

Anti-Israel agitators rally extracurricular Columbia University, April 23, 2024, successful New York City. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

On Monday, Shafik said successful a connection that she was "deeply saddened" by definite actions of agitators, who person formed an "encampment" connected the field and person riled up students and module with anti-Jewish slogans and chants. 

The protestation encampment sprung up connected the field tract country astatine Columbia connected April 17, the aforesaid time that Shafik faced bruising criticism astatine a legislature proceeding from Republicans who said she hadn't done capable to combat antisemitism. Two different Ivy League presidents resigned months agone pursuing wide criticized grounds they gave to the aforesaid committee. 

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

U.S. House Republicans from New York person urged Shafik to resign, saying successful a missive Monday that she had failed to supply a harmless learning situation successful caller days arsenic "anarchy has engulfed the campus."

Fox News' CB Cotton and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.