She is the 3rd Ivy League president to quit in the last year following protests over the Gaza war.
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik said that she will step down effective Aug 14 after starting in the job July 2023.
Dr Shafik, an Egypt-born economist and former president of the London School of Economics, said that she will step down effective Aug 14 after starting in the job July 2023. “It has also been a period of turmoil where it has been difficult to overcome divergent views across our community. This period has taken a considerable toll on my family, as it has for others in our community,” she said in an e-mail to staff and students.
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