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Columbia Professor Shai Davidai Departing Amid Controversy

7/10/2025

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Shai Davidai, a pro-Israel assistant professor at Columbia Business School, will depart the university on July 8, 2025, after a tumultuous tenure overshadowed by harassment allegations. Although cleared by Columbia's Office of Institutional Equity, his outspoken criticism of the university's handling of antisemitism has sparked widespread debate and attention.

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Shai Davidai, a pro-Israel assistant professor at Columbia Business School, will depart the university on July 8, 2025, after a tumultuous tenure overshadowed by harassment allegations. Although cleared by Columbia's Office of Institutional Equity, his outspoken criticism of the university's handling of antisemitism has sparked widespread debate and attention.