From the Columbia Dail Spectator: Graduating students booed acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, for the second year in a row as she delivered her address at Columbia’s undergraduate Commencement ceremony... For both [years,] Shipman, who took office 14 months ago, and the class of 2026, Commencement marked the end of their turbulent tenures at Columbia, which have encompassed sweeping federal scrutiny, campus protests, and mass student arrests.
Shipman, in particular, has faced intense criticism for striking a $221 million deal with President Donald Trump’s administration in July 2025 after it canceled $400 million in grants and contracts to the University in March 2025.Last year, graduates also booed Shipman during her address. The outcry, however, was far more intense, as the ceremony came two months before the University reached its deal and two months after Columbia partially complied with several of the Trump administration’s demands in an attempt to restore funding...
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