Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is stepping down from her role following months of criticism over campus protests over the war in Gaza.
The president of Columbia University announced her resignation Wednesday after a little more than a year on the job, following months of criticism over protests on the Manhattan campus over the war in Gaza. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik had been criticized by anti-war protesters as well as by House Republicans in Congress, but for different reasons. In a letter to the Columbia community, Shafik said while she was president 'we have made progress in a number of important areas.
'With optimism and resolve, let us move forward together, embracing the opportunity to renew our vision and strengthen our community,' Armstrong wrote in a letter about being named interim president. The student protest group Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine welcomed the resignation in a post on X. It had called on Shafik to resign. 'After months of chanting “Minouche Shafik you can’t hide” she finally got the memo,' the group said.
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