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Columbia President Minouche Shafik resigns amid campus turmoil over war in Gaza

Katrina Armstrong, chief executive officer of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, will serve as the interim president.

By Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff Photographer

Shafik is the third Ivy League president to resign from the position in relation to campus tensions over the war in Gaza.

By Sarah Huddleston and Shea Vance • August 15, 2024 at 12:05 AM

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