Choices have consequences. Good luck to the new president — may she figure out how to thread the needle between the law and self-righteous hate.
[IsraelTimes] University gives no reason for Katrina Armstrong’s decision to step aside and return to her previous post, says board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman to take over for nowColumbia University’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, has stepped down, the college said, at a time when the New York-based institution is facing intense pressure from both the government and rights advocates over how it responds to last year’s pro-Paleostinian protests against Israel.
Armstrong is returning to lead the university’s Irving Medical Center, Columbia University said in a statement on Friday. It did not give a reason for the change.
"Board of Trustees Co-Chair Claire Shipman has been appointed Acting President, effective immediately, and will serve until the Board completes its presidential search," it said.
The administration of US President Donald Trump
...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons...
canceled $400 million in federal funding for Columbia, saying the university did not do enough to combat antisemitism and student safety amid last year’s campus protests against Israel over the war with Hamas
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
The move created what many considered an existential crisis and the university quickly capitulated, agreeing to a list of administration demands.
The school’s acquiescence was condemned by some faculty members and free speech advocates, with Donna Lieberman, the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, claiming it "endangers academic freedom and campus expression nationwide."
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has also moved to deport several Columbia students who participated in demonstrations as it cracks down on noncitizens involved in pro-Paleostinian activism against Israel on campuses.
Columbia was at the center of Gaza encampment protests in the summer of 2024 that spread around the United States. Protesters demanded an end to the Gaza war, which was sparked by the Hamas terror group’s October 2023 atrocities in southern Israel, and urged their colleges to divest from companies with ties to Israel.
Armstrong had stepped into the role after the previous president, Minouche Shafik, resigned in August following scrutiny of her handling of the protests and corresponding campus divisions.
The new acting president, Shipman, was a correspondent for ABC News, NBC News and CNN
...formerly the
Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for...
over a long career in journalism, covering the White House and Russia, among other beats. She has written several books on women’s leadership.
Shipman said in a statement she is assuming the 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."
She added that when a permanent president is chosen, that person will "conduct an appropriate review of the University’s leadership team and structure to ensure we are best positioned for the future."
Whoever accepts the role permanently will have to navigate between the demands of the Trump administration and ongoing protests from students over the Gaza war and emerging restrictions.
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