Columbia University President FINALLY RESIGNS After Months Of Student Protests

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned effective immediately in the wake of violent protests by far-left, pro-Hamas on campus earlier this year that spiraled into a major campus crisis.

Things escalated when extremists seized an entire building on Columbia’s New York campus. The NYPD needed to deploy a vast number of its own forces to reoccupy the building, after Shafik at first balked at police intervention.

Shafik also addressed the personal impact of what led to her resignation in a statement.

“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,” she said. “I am making this announcement now so that new leadership can be in place before the new term begins.”

House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) applauded Shafiq’s exit, calling her presidency “untenable” and noting it had been simply a matter of time that she resigned.

“After failing to protect Jewish students and negotiating with pro Hamas terrorists, this forced resignation is long overdue,” Stefanik said. “We will continue to demand moral clarity, condemnation of antisemitism, protection of Jewish students and faculty, and stronger leadership from American higher education institutions.”

Shafik also revealed that the government of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has asked her to “chair a review of the government’s approach to international development and how to improve capability.”

“I am very pleased and appreciative that this will afford me the opportunity to return to work on fighting global poverty and promoting sustainable development, areas of lifelong interest to me,” she added. “It also enables me to return to the House of Lords to reengage with the important legislative agenda put forth by the new UK government.”