Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Columbia University President Steps Down Amid Gaza Protest Controversy
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Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has stepped down just a year after taking the role following months of campus protests over the war in Gaza. Her resignation comes just weeks before the autumn semester begins making her the third Ivy League president to resign due to handling protests related to Gaza. Back in April, Shafik made the controversial decision to authorize the NYPD to intervene on campus leading to the arrest of around 100 students occupying a university building. Her decision intensified protests at other universities across the U.S. and Canada. In her resignation email, Shafik mentioned the challenges of navigating a "period of turmoil" marked by deep divisions within the university community.
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