The 'bunker mentality' at Columbia ignited a spark of protest that spread across the country

Minouche Shafiq, THE president of Colombia University, was In Washington on April 17 When She connected In has Zoom has convene her deans.

Earlier In THE day, pro-Palestinian demonstrators had erected A tent camp on THE Manhattan quad. They staging their demonstration just as Shafik — A economist And ancient vice president of THE World Bank WHO was less that ten month In her presidency — was preparing has bear witness Before A Home Committee investigate Colombia And other the universities on their answer has Campus anti-Semitism inflamed by THE Israel-Gaza war.