Acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman has apologized for texts she sent last year criticizing a Jewish member of the school board of trustees.

The things I said in a moment of frustration and stress were wrong. They do not reflect how I feel,” Shipman said.

Columbia University's acting president Claire Shipman speaks during Columbia University commencement ceremony on Columbia's main campus, in Manhattan, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in New York.

Columbia faced intense pressure from the federal government to address allegations of discrimination by some Jewish and ...