Columbia Deans Caught in ‘Antisemitic’ Text Scandal Resign
Three Columbia University deans who participated in a disturbing text exchange during an event called “Jewish Life on Campus: Past, Present, and Future” have resigned, the Daily Beast has learned.
Matthew Patashnick, Susan Chang-Kim, and Cristen Kromm came under fire for a text message exchange during the Columbia panel event that featured David Schizer, the head of Columbia’s antisemitism task force, and Brian Cohen, the director of Columbia/Barnard Hillel, the college’s branch of the largest campus Jewish living group in the U.S.
A spokesperson for Columbia University confirmed the deans were resigning to the Daily Beast, but the university offered no further comment.