Columbia President Steps Down After Blowback Over Campus Gaza Protests

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned, according to an email obtained by the Daily Beast.

“I write with sadness to tell you that I am stepping down as president of Columbia University effective August 14, 2024,” her note to students and faculty reads.

Shafik, who has served as president since July 2023, drew widespread criticism on both sides of the political spectrum for the university’s handling of pro-Palestine student protests that began towards the end of the spring semester.

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