“Columbia University’s President Minouche Shafik’s failed presidency was untenable,” Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, the face of the congressional crusade against campus antisemitism, tweeted upon learning of Shafik’s resignation. “After failing to protect Jewish students and negotiating with pro-...
Columbia President Minouche Shafik steps down following months of controversy NEW YORK– Columbia University PresidentDr. Minouche Shafikannounced she was resigning on Wednesday. The announcement came months aftershe was criticizedfor her handling of antisemitism on campus and protests in response to the...
Jonathan Lavine, the chairman of the board of trustees, hailed Shafik when she was named Columbia's new president as "the perfect candidate: a brilliant and able global leader, a community builder, and a preeminent economist who understands the academy and the world beyond it." "What set Mi...
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced her immediate resignation Wednesday, months after college protests over the Israel-Hamas war gripped the campus. "I write with sadness to tell you that I am stepping down as president of Columbia University," Shafik wrote ...
Columbia University President Nemat "Minouche" Shafik testified Wednesday before a congressional committee investigating antisemitism on the New York City campus after two of her counterparts at other elite colleges resigned amid abacklashover their responses at a ...
The university's president Minouche Shafik urged relevant parties to "sit down and talk and argue and find ways to compromise on solutions" and announced that all classes would go virtual. Shafik sent a letter to the New York Police Department (NYPD) on April 18 requesting that the police he...
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik said the university "will not divest from Israel" on Monday morning. Protesters intend to remain at the building until Columbia University concedes to their demands on divestment from Israel, financial transparency on the university's investment as well as...
Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik testified about antisemitism on college campuses before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Columbia University named a new president Wednesday. Minouche Shafik will become the first woman to run the school.Jan 19, 2023 embed code copied Live Now CBS News 24/7 CBS News Baltimore CBS News Bay Area CBS News Boston CBS News Chicago CBS News Colorado CBS News Detroit CBS News Los ...
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