UBC OFFICIAL RESIGNS AFTER ‘LIKING’ ANTI-PROTEST TWEETS

The chair of University of British Columbia’s Board of Governors is stepping down after “liking” tweets deriding protests against anti-black racism. In a resignation letter Saturday, Michael Korenberg apologized for “thoughtlessly” supporting “regressive voices” on social media working to undermine “necessary protest.” The move comes after UBC Students Against Bigotry posted a Twitter thread last week showing Korenberg had “liked” several tweets boosting U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls for “law and order.”