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Senate review appendix letter confirms trustees as ultimate governing authority

The legal opinion letter—the final appendix item—stated that trustees hold control over delegating governance responsibilities and University statutes.

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Amid administrative crackdowns and federal threats, the tensions between Columbia’s structural hierarchy and affirmations to shared governance structure have begun to flare.
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