Columbia’s president, Minouche Shafik, announced her resignation after a violent police crackdown on students advocating for the university to divest from Israel, facing substantial community turmoil.
Shafik stated that her resignation would enable Columbia to traverse the future challenges, acknowledging the considerable toll this period has taken on her family and the wider community.
Pro-Palestine student organizers celebrated Shafik’s departure but remain steadfast in their pressure on the university to divest from Israel, particularly targeting the Tel-Aviv Global Center.
In response to Shafik's resignation, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine stated, 'after months of chanting 'Minouche Shafik you can't hide,' she finally got the message.'
Shafik firmly declared that Columbia would 'not divest from Israel,' demonstrating the ongoing conflict between student demands and institutional positions.
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