Columbia University Interim President Steps Down

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Journalist Claire Shipman is taking her place.

Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong has stepped down, the Board of Trustees announced on March 28.

In a press release, the university said Armstrong was returning to lead the Irving Medical Center and would be replaced by journalist and Columbia alumnus Claire Shipman, who would serve as acting president.

โ€œI assume this role with a clear understanding of the serious challenges before us and a steadfast commitment to act with urgency, integrity, and work with our faculty to advance our mission, implement needed reforms, protect our students, and uphold academic freedom and open inquiry,โ€ Shipman said.

โ€œColumbiaโ€™s new permanent president, when that individual is selected, will conduct an appropriate review of the Universityโ€™s leadership team and structure to ensure we are best positioned for the future.โ€

Board Chair David Greenwald praised Armstrong in the March 28 press release.

โ€œDr. Armstrong accepted the role of interim president at a time of great uncertainty for the University and worked tirelessly to promote the interests of our community,โ€ he said. โ€œKatrina has always given her heart and soul to Columbia.โ€

Armstrongโ€™s departure came after months of controversy surrounding the universityโ€™s approach to anti-Semitism and the pro-Palestinian protests on campus against Israelโ€™s military response to terrorist group Hamasโ€™s attack on Oct. 7, 2023.

On March 21, Armstrong announced the university would make a series of policy changes in response to President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration setting requirements for combating anti-Semitism.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon recently said that the university was on track to recover its federal funding.

The administrationโ€™s Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism previously notified the school on March 3 that it would conduct a review of the schoolโ€™s federal contracts and grants, citing investigations under the Civil Rights Act.

The administration then canceled $400 million in grants to the school when McMahon said Columbia had abandoned its obligation to Jewish students. Two labor unions sued over the funding.

Byย Sam Dorman

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