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 […]
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: […]
Columbia president Minouche Shafik to skip graduation ceremony
Columbia University President Minoush Shafiq will skip the largest graduation ceremony for fourth-year students on campus next week following weeks of division over anti-Israel protests that ended in two NYPD crackdowns on campus. do. A memo sent to students at Columbia University, where more than half of the university’s undergraduate students attend, indicated that Mr. […]
Columbia president Minouche Shafik urges ‘soul searching’ after anti-Israel campus protests
Columbia University President Minoush Shafik urged other university leaders to “do some serious soul searching” in the aftermath of campus protests in a new op-ed on free speech on campus. “We must better define the line between the free speech rights of some in our community and the rights of others to receive an education […]
Minouche Shafik Speaks Out after Columbia University NYPD Raid
Columbia University President Minoush Shafiq has broken his silence days after the New York City Police Department (NYPD) raided a group of pro-Palestinian protesters who had occupied a university building. in video In a post Friday afternoon on he added. Shafik’s words came as New York City police officers in riot gear attacked anti-Israel demonstrators […]
Columbia president Minouche Shafik admits talks with anti-Israel protesters have broken down
Embattled Columbia University President Minoush Shafiq acknowledged on Monday that talks with anti-Israel protesters have broken down, and the Ivy League school is now working on separate plans to “end this crisis as quickly as possible.” He warned that he was considering options. Shafiq said academic leaders had been engaging student protesters since last week […]
House Speaker Johnson calls on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Columbia University President Minoush Shafik is calling for her resignation, calling her “very weak” and “incompetent” over her handling of anti-Israel protests on campus. Johnson said during the press conference. Hugh Hewitt radio interview He will hold a press conference later today at Columbia University “along with several of […]