Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned effective immediately. The decision announced on Wednesday, Aug. 14, comes months after student protests over the Israel-Hamas war turned destructive, leading to multiple arrests and widespread criticism over how the university handled the demonstrations.
In April, more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested, and an on-campus tent encampment was removed by New York City police after Shafik gave them the go-ahead. Students pushed back, leading to weeks of protests and widespread tent encampments before students ultimately ended up occupying the university’s Hamilton Hall.
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Shafik — who became the first woman and person of color to lead the university just last year — is the third Ivy League president to step down in recent months among concern over antisemitism on college campuses.
[KARAH RUCKER]
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S PRESIDENT MINOUCHE (min-OOSH) SHAFIK (shuh–FEEK) HAS RESIGNED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY — MONTHS AFTER STUDENT PROTESTS OVER THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR TURNED DESTRUCTIVE… LEADING TO MULTIPLE ARRESTS AND WIDESPREAD CRITICISM OVER HOW THE UNIVERSITY HANDLED THE DEMONSTRATIONS.
IN APRIL, MORE THAN 100 PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS WERE ARRESTED… AND AN ON-CAMPUS TENT ENCAMPMENT WAS REMOVED BY NEW YORK CITY POLICE AFTER SHAFIK (shuh–FEEK) GAVE THEM THE GO-AHEAD.
STUDENTS PUSHED BACK — LEADING TO WEEKS OF PROTESTS AND WIDESPREAD TENT ENCAMPMENTS BEFORE STUDENTS ULTIMATELY ENDED UP OCCUPYING THE UNIVERSITY’S HAMILTON HALL.
SHAFIK (shuh–FEEK) — WHO BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN AND PERSON OF COLOR TO LEAD THE UNIVERSITY JUST LAST YEAR — IS THE THIRD IVY LEAGUE PRESIDENT TO STEP DOWN IN RECENT MONTHS AMONG CONCERN OVER ANTISEMITISM ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
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