Columbia President Minouche Shafik Resigns
“Over the summer, I have been able to reflect and have decided that my moving on at this point would best enable Columbia to traverse the challenges ahead,” wrote Shafik. (Indy Scholtens via Getty Images)
Shafik’s abrupt decision follows months of pressure from pro-Israel and pro-Palestine students to step down following a contentious year of campus protests.
Columbia president Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday evening, just three weeks before the start of the new academic year. Shafik, who was appointed to the role only last year, is the third Ivy League president to resign amid backlash over schools’ handling of student protests and campus antisemitism.
The departure comes in the wake of numerous controve…
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