Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university face heavy scrutiny for her handling of protests and campus divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. “Over the summer, I have been able to reflect and have decided that my moving on at this point would best enable Columbia …
Columbia University President Nemat Shafik was accused of running one of the 'worst hotbeds of anti-Semitism and hate' during a grilling in Congress over her handling of pro-Palestinian protests on campus The Ivy League chief defended the 'peaceful' demonstrations and the students' right to free speech in the surge of anti-Semitic rhetoric since the start of the Gaza war that …
