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‘Very exciting news’: Faculty react to Mnookin’s appointment with relief, caution, and hopes for renewed unity

Faculty members celebrated the appointment as the possible end to years of political turbulence and administrative turnover.

By Jackson Dilks / Staff Photographer

Several faculty members who spoke to Spectator expressed hope that Mnookin will bring strong leadership and a prioritization of free expression to Columbia in the wake of a historic federal onslaught.

By Matt Luo and Shea Vance • January 28, 2026 at 7:57 AM

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