Columbia faculty pass no confidence vote against President Shafik. Here's what it means.

NEW YORK -- Some Columbia University faculty members have passed a resolution of no confidence in President Minouche Shafik.It's in response to Shafik's handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus.Faculty of Arts and Sciences votes in favor of 'no confidence' resolutionThe proposed resolution claimed Shafik put students at risk by calling police to clear out an encampment in April and violated fundamental requirements of academic freedom.

''With the vote now completed, the more consequential question is how we move forward focusing on the aims and goals that I believe the faculty and the university's highest leadership share,' the dean continued.According to a university official, the vote is symbolic and designed to send a message to the university's Board of Trustees that they've lost trust in Shafik.

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