NEW YORK –Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik announced she was resigning on Wednesday. The announcement came months after she was criticized for her handling of antisemitism on campus and protests in response to the Israel-Hamas war. In a letter sent to students and faculty, ...
Columbia president resigns after pressure over student Gaza protests Minouche Shafik was widely criticised for handling of campus demonstrations over Israel-Hamas war May 10 2024 Minouche Shafik Universities must engage in serious soul searching on protests ...
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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...
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In preparation for the fall semester, Columbia University took steps this monthto restrict access to its campus, by limiting it to those with student IDs and other authorized guests. In the letter, the former president said that she and her family had faced "threats and abuse" and expre...
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Republicans who lamented pro-Palestinian student protests rejoiced, while activists called it a tentative positive step. Columbia President Minouche Shafik announced her resignation on Wednesday, just weeks ahead of the school year’s start. | Francis Chung/POLITICO ...
Some who had criticized Shafik celebrated her resignation. “After months of chanting ‘Minouche Shafik you can’t hide,’ she finally got the memo,” tweeted Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine. “To be clear, any future president who does not pay heed to the Columbia student body’s...