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: […]