Columbia president Minouche Shafik’s resignation reacted by Mike Johnson, other pols
Republican politicians praised the sudden resignation on Wednesday of embattled Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, but some blame the scholar for allowing anti-Semitism to flourish on the Ivy League campus. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Shafik’s resignation was “long overdue,” four months after he urged him to step down. “President Shafik’s refusal to protect […]
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigns
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned after just over a year in the position, according to a message Shafik sent to the Columbia community. “It is with sadness that I announce that I will step down as president of Columbia University, effective Aug. 14, 2024,” Shafik wrote in a message to the Columbia community. […]
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik Resigns After Failure to Stop Antisemitism
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned on Wednesday after failing to stop a radical anti-Israel, anti-Semitic “encampment” on campus that ultimately led to a violent occupation of a university building. of Columbia Spectator Reported: President Minouche Shafik will step down effective Aug. 14, Shafik said in an email to Columbia University officials on Wednesday. The […]
Rep. Elise Stefanik Celebrates Columbia President Stepping Down
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) welcomed the news that Columbia University President Minouche Shafik would be stepping down, months after violent anti-Israel protests erupted on campus. In an open letter published on Wednesday, Shafik said the time since the protests had “taken a considerable toll” on her. “This period has taken a huge toll on my […]
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik resigns in wake of Gaza protests | US campus protests
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned after months of criticism over his response to campus protests against the Gaza war. “This period has placed a great strain on my family, as well as others in our community,” Shafik wrote in an email to faculty, staff and students on Wednesday. “It has also been a […]
REPORT: Columbia University President Minouche Shafik Steps Down Amid Prolonged Anti-Israel Protest
Minouche Shafik has reportedly resigned as president of Columbia University after just one year in the position, according to the Free Beacon. Eliana Johnson, editor in chief of the Free Beacon, Social Media On Wednesday, it was reported that Shafik had resigned after frequent, sometimes violent, anti-Israel demonstrations erupted on Columbia University’s campus. protest. BREAKING: […]
Embattled Columbia president resigns months after anti-Israel student protests: report
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has reportedly resigned from the elite university. Shafik steps down after a year in power that has been marked by constant, and sometimes destructive, anti-Israel protests. The Free Beacon reported. The embattled president has faced growing calls for his resignation in recent months over his handling of the protests that […]
Canadian man William Hui used public transportation to travel from his home in British Columbia to Tijuana, Mexico in nine days
A Canadian man was intrigued by public transportation and decided to travel from his home to Mexico, but with one condition: he wouldn’t take any Greyhound buses or Amtrak trains on his trip. William Hoy, 40, left his hometown of British Columbia on June 24 and set off on a journey to the Pacific coast. […]
Columbia University braces for antisemitic protests, locking down campus as students return
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Columbia restricts campus access as it braces for anti-Israel protests to return
Columbia University is limiting access to its Manhattan campus to only those with student IDs as part of new policies for the fall to combat the possibility of violent anti-Israel protesters. Columbia University relaxed its color-coded threat monitoring system to the lowest level, green, allowing it to open to all students this summer, but starting […]