Claire Shipman, the acting president of Columbia University, is facing criticism from Representative Elise Stefanik over a text message she sent in 2023 referring to congressional hearings on campus antisemitism as 'capital hill nonsense.' Stefanik predicts that Shipman will not last long in her new position and accuses her of failing to protect Jewish students. Shipman's text message, in which she expressed an interest in engaging with the pro-Palestinian movement, has also come under scrutiny. The federal government's Task Force to Combat Antisemitism has pulled $400 million in federal research grants from Columbia, and the university has pledged to comply with conditions outlined by the government. Shipman has not addressed the controversy but has promised to address the concerns raised by the Trump administration.