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Mnookin confronts campus access, Trump administration, transparency in first Spectator interview

University President Jennifer Mnookin inherited a University still contending with the aftermath of protests over the war in Gaza, including a $221 million settlement with the federal government.

By Jackson Dilks / Deputy Photo Editor
Mnookin became Columbia’s 21st president on July 1 after three years of leadership turnover that began when former University President Lee Bollinger, Law ’71, stepped down from the presidency in 2023.
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