During her tenure as Columbia’s 20th president, Shafik faced fierce national scrutiny for her administration’s handling of pro-Palestinian student protests, academic freedom, and on-campus antisemitism. She is the third Ivy League president to resign in relation to campus tensions over the war i...
Johnson's visit to the campus further elevates the issue, and marks the latest in a series of visits from lawmakers this week. Every Republican member of New York's congressional delegation has called for Columbia's president to resign. In a letter earlier this week, the group of 10 New ...
The resignations come a month after Columbia said it hadremoved the administratorsfrom their positions and would keep them on leave indefinitely. University President Minouche Shafik said in a July 8 letter to the school community that the messages were unprofessiona...
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik's leadership is under fire. She has been criticized for her recent testimony to Congress over growing concerns about antisemitism on college campuses — and her handling of subsequent on-campus protests.
Some protesters have joined the calls for Shafik to resign, while others worry whoever replaces her would take more aggressive action. In her latest statement to students and staff, the president wrote, "Let's sit down and talk and argue and find ways to compromise on solutions." ...
The ex-wife of former president Donald Trump died on July 14. She sustained blunt-impact injuries after falling at her New York City home. Her death was ruled an accident and her body was buried at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey. She was 73. ...
"It is crystal clear that Columbia University -- previously a beacon of academic excellence founded by Alexander Hamilton -- needs new leadership," Stefanik posted on social media. "President Shafik must immediately resign. And the Columbia Board must appoint a President who will protect Jewish stu...
Pro-Palestinian students said the school has promised not to bring in the NYPD or the National Guard. Gov. Kathy Hochul was asked about that earlier Wednesday. "I wanted to have a substantive conversation about public safety with the president, with campus security, with the NYPD, and a...
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"President Shafik must immediately resign. And the Columbia Board must appoint a president who will protect Jewish students and enforce school policies," Stefanik wrote. For the fifth day, pro-Palestinian students occupy a central lawn on the Columbia University campus, ...