  Columbia University President Minouche Shafik visits Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University on May 1, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Indy Scholtens/Getty Images) Shafik is the fourth Ivy League president to step down in the last year amid growing antisemitism and anti-Israel activism at elite universitiesBy Gabby Deutch, Marc Rod Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced her resignation on Wednesday, days before the start of the school year — and months after the end of a chaotic school year that saw her testify before Congress about antisemitism and navigate the unruly fallout of the first anti-Israel encampment in the nation. Dr. Katrina Armstrong, CEO of Columbia’s Irving Medical Center, will serve as interim president, a university spokesperson confirmed to Jewish Insider. A source familiar said Armstrong has already been in touch with Hillel leadership at Columbia. News of Shafik’s resignation was first reported by the Washington Free Beacon’s Eliana Johnson. Shafik is the fourth Ivy League president to step down in the last year amid rising anti-Israel activism on campuses, following the University of Pennsylvania’s Elizabeth Magill, Harvard’s Claudine Gay and Cornell University’s Martha Pollack. “I have had the honor and privilege to lead this incredible institution, and I believe that — working together — we have made progress in a number of important areas,” Shafik, who only started in the role in July 2023, wrote in an email to the Columbia community. You May Have MissedTHE WRITE STUFFSchumer to release book next February ‘warning’ rise of domestic antisemitismThe book, 'Antisemitism in America: A Warning,' will paint a pessimistic outlook of Jewish life in America. Read more...NEW YORK, NEW YORKAnti-Israel New York City councilwoman Shahana Hanif facing primary threatHanif’s refusal to publicly condemn Hamas after the Oct. 7 attacks unnerved Jewish constituents in Brooklyn.        |
8.14.2024
Columbia President Shafik Resigns Amid Campus Chaos
