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The three deans who were removed did not respond to requests for comment.

Columbia also on Monday announced new and “vigorous” antisemitism and anti-discrimination training for faculty, staff, and students beginning this fall.

David Schizer, a former dean of the law school and a chair of Columbia’s antisemitism task force, called that “a good start.” Columbia has “real problems, said Schizer, who was also on the panel about Jewish life that the three deans were texting about.

“This requires an "all-hands-on-deck" approach,” he said. “We need to change our culture.”