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Shai Davidai to Exit Columbia After Investigation Clearance

His non-tenured status shaped his choice to resign following months of campus activism

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Israeli professor Shai Davidai outside of Columbia University, April 22, 2024. (Luke Tress)
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Overview

  • Shai Davidai announced his departure on July 8, 2025, according to an internal email from Columbia Business School Dean Costis Maglaras.
  • Columbia’s Office of Institutional Equity cleared him of harassment and intimidation allegations from February 2024 that had led to a temporary suspension.
  • He gained viral attention after the October 2023 Hamas attack for pro-Israel confrontations with pro-Palestine protesters on campus.
  • Davidai joined Columbia Business School in 2019 without tenure, a status he said influenced his decision to leave.
  • Columbia has faced ongoing tensions over free speech and the Israel-Palestine conflict, including scrutiny over alleged calls to deport pro-Palestine students.