Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Columbia president Shafik resigns following campus anti-Semitism

By N.S.

"Columbia president Shafik resigns amid campus chaos"

wed, aug 14 at 10:08 p.m.

Shafik is the fourth ivy league president to step down in the last year amid growing antisemitism and anti-Israel activism at elite universities

https://jewishinsider.com/2024/08/columbia-university-president-shafik-abruptly-resigns-in-aftermath-of-campus-chaos/

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Shafik is the fourth ivy league president to step down in the last year amid growing anti-Semitism and anti-Israel activism at elite universities" "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.

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"Shafik is the fourth ivy league president to step down in the last year amid growing antisemitism and anti-Israel activism at elite universities"



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