Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is stepping down, according to a letter sent by Shafik to the Columbia community obtained by CNN.
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is stepping down months after protests over the Israel-Hamas war gripped the campus, according to a letter sent by Shafik to the Columbia community obtained by CNN and confirmed by a university spokesperson.
After the talks broke down, students as well as people unaffiliated with Columbia broke into Hamilton Hall, a main academic building on campus, and barricaded themselves inside. That prompted Shafik to request the New York Police Department’s assistance on April 30 to remove protesters that occupied the building in addition to the encampment. In total, the NYPD said it arrested around 300 protesters that night at Columbia and neighboring City College.
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