Morning Jolt: A Crisis of Campus Leadership

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

April 25 2024

On the menu today: Why don't Columbia University president Minouche Shafik and so many other university and college presidents across the country want to do their jobs, restore order to campuses, make sure students can attend classes without harassment, and enforce local and state laws on campus when they're broken? If you've spent your career climbing to the top, was it all just to get the nicest office and the most prestigious title? Doesn't anybody see themselves as a steward of an institution anymore?

In an Unraveling America, Does Anyone Want to, You Know, Lead?The reaction of Columbia University president Minouche Shafik to the snot-nosed punks harassing Jews and defying the law with their protests reminds me of Jeffrey Goldberg, editor of The Atlantic, letting his junior staff overrule his decision to hire our old friend Kevin Williamson back in 2018. If you've worked your whole career to reach the ...

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