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The resignation of two senior officials at Columbia University -- both of them African American -- has led to questions from some faculty members about the institution's commitment to diversity, The New York Times reported. The two officials did not cite issues of race in leaving Columbia, and only the second resignation was acrimonious, but faculty members said that they had many questions. June Cross, an associate professor of journalism, said, "I’m not saying race is the issue, but it is the subtext.” Noting the resignation of Michele Moody-Adams as undergraduate dean, in a dispute over authority, Cross said: “Michele Moody-Adams was advertised as, ‘Here’s our commitment to diversity.’ If you’re not going to stand behind what you say you hired her to do, what does that say about your commitment?” Other faculty members -- and President Lee Bollinger -- said that the university has a strong track record on support for diversity, and that the dispute over Moody-Adams did not suggest otherwise.
