Minouche Shafik, the president of Columbia University in New York, has resigned following months of criticism over her handling of student protests after the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel.
In a letter to Columbia faculty and students on Wednesday, she described “a period of turmoil where it has been difficult to overcome divergent views across our community”.
The decision as many universities are braced for renewed student protests at the beginning of a new academic year and focus from politicians in the build-up to November’s US presidential election.
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