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“This Period Has Taken A Toll On My Family”, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik Steps Down After Fallout From Gaza Protest
“This period has taken a toll on me and my family,” Columbia University President Minouche Shafik Steps Down After Fallout From Gaza Protest
After her disappointing approach to the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia’s “Freedom of Speech Zone”, Minouche Shafik announced her resignation from her position as Columbia University President on August 14th.
Equipped with a strong resume; Shafik had held numerous high-ranking positions at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Bank of England, and was President of the London School of Economics.
In her resignation letter, Although Shafik mentioned progress points during her tenure at the University, she also said the period had a lot 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,” Shafik said in the letter. “Over the summer, I have been able to reflect and have decided that my moving on at this point would best enable Columbia to traverse the challenges ahead.”
Shafik had faced a lot of pressure due to her poor handling of the student encampment issue, which led other universities to protest in solidarity with the Columbia students. Minouche had emailed the police to break the protest and authorized arrests after her trial at the House Education Committee over the university’s handling of antisemitism, which evidently backfired.
“I have tried to navigate a path that upholds academic principles and treats everyone with fairness and compassion. It has been distressing—for the community, for me as president, and on a personal level—to find myself, colleagues, and students the subject of threats and abuse,” Shafik said in her resignation.
Shafik, however, is not left jobless; the multi-talented economist explained that she will partake in a journey to help the British government advance in their development projects and improve capability.
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