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Columbia Administrators Exchange Hostile Text Messages during Alumni Reunion Panel on Jewish Life
(Washington Free Beacon) Eliana Johnson - On May 31, several top members of the Columbia University administration attended a panel discussion about Jewish life at Columbia. Throughout the panel, Susan Chang-Kim, the vice dean and chief administrative officer of Columbia College, was texting her colleagues about the proceedings with mockery and vitriol, dismissing claims of antisemitism. Matthew Patashnick, the associate dean for student and family support, suggested that Jewish figures on campus were exploiting the moment for "fundraising potential." Chang-Kim also used vomit emojis to describe an op-ed about antisemitism by Columbia's campus rabbi. The text messages were captured by an audience member sitting behind Chang-Kim who photographed the messages.