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...
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...
In this April 17, 2024, file photo, Columbia University President Nemat "Minouche" Shafik prepares to testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee during a hearing on Columbia University's response to antisemitism on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C.Francis Chu...
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 in a letter to ...
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 ...