Columbia University’s president, Nemat Shafik, resigned on Wednesday after months of far-reaching fury at her handling of protests over the Israel-Hamas war and questions over how she was managing a deeply divided campus, according to a university spokesman.
The resignation of Dr. Shafik, who assumed her post last July, was unexpected in its timing, with the first day of the fall semester less than three weeks away. Columbia’s board members have repeatedly said they stood behind her leadership, and the campus had been largely quiet through the summer.
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The resignation of Dr. Shafik, who assumed her post last July, was unexpected in its timing, with the first day of the fall semester less than three weeks away. Columbia’s board members have repeatedly said they stood behind her leadership, and the campus had been largely quiet through the summer.
Columbia President Resigns After Months of Turmoil
Nemat Shafik is the third Ivy League president to resign in the wake of protests connected to the Israel-Hamas war.