Columbia University Deans Step Down After Disparaging Texts During Anti-Semitism Meeting

The deans said Jews came from a ‘place of privilege’ and it was ‘hard to hear ... woe is me.’ Several deans at Columbia University have resigned after exchanging texts disparaging Jews during an event exploring anti-Semitism on the New York school’s campus. A university spokesperson said on Aug. 8 that three deans who exchanged the messages have stepped down. Columbia officials said in July the administrators were being removed from their positions at Columbia College and would be on leave after officials learned of the texts, which were sent...