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Namat “Minouche” Shafik
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Columbia University President steps down

Columbia University President Namat “Minouche” Shafik announced late Wednesday she is stepping down after just one year in the position, making her the third Ivy League president to resign this year in the wake of Gaza-related protests.

Suspended Jewish Columbia and Barnard students participate in a press conference outside the president of Columbia University’s house on April 23, 2024, in Manhattan, New York.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Columbia punishes deans, Iran boosts missile output, UN accuses Rwanda of fighting in Congo, Colombia protects the forest

A message for those graduating in toxic times
by ian bremmer

A message for those graduating in toxic times

Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, a school where I teach a class on applied geopolitics, invited me to deliver this year’s commencement speech. It was a privilege – and a challenge – that I took very seriously.

Covering Columbia's campus protests as a student and GZERO reporter
GZERO Reports

Covering Columbia's campus protests as a student and GZERO reporter

GZERO writer and Barnard senior Riley Callanan shares her experience reporting on the pro-Palestine student protests that engulfed Columbia University ahead of graduation.

students protesting the Gaza war on a college campus and GZERO World with ian bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Why campus protests worsen divisions, and how to mediate: Advice from Eboo Patel

Listen: On this episode of the GZERO World Podcast with Ian Bremmer, Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith America, advocates for cooperation over division on college campuses in response to protests, highlighting the need for civil discourse and pointing out that despite some instances of violence, most campuses engage in constructive dialogue.

Two students occupying Hamilton Hall on Columbia's Campus
News

With summer looming, where will student protesters turn next?

Columbia University is under a near-total lockdown after protesters barricaded themselves in a building and took over a second lawn on campus last night.

The view Thursday night from inside the Columbia University campus gate at 116th Street and Amsterdam in New York City.​
Analysis

From the inside out: Is Columbia’s campus crisis calming down?

An agreement late Thursday night to continue talking, disagreeing, and protesting – without divesting or policing – came in stark contrast to the images of hundreds of students and professors being arrested on several other US college campuses on Thursday.

Flags from across the divide wave in the air over protests at Columbia University on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Analysis

Slogans of war

Of the many complex, painful issues contributing to the tension stemming from the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre and the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza, dividing groups into two basic camps, pro-Israel and pro-Palestine, is only making this worse. GZERO Publisher Evan Solomon explains the need to solve this category problem.

​Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-La.) attends a news conference at Columbia University in response to demonstrators protesting in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 24, 2024.
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Chaos on Campus: Speaker Johnson's visit fans the flames at Columbia as protests go global

The House Speaker demanded that the White House crack down on campus protests and called for the resignation of Columbia President Nemat "Minouche" Shafik.

Pro-Palestine protesters hold placards expressing their opinion as they participate in a sit-in demonstration at New York University.
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Campuses in crisis vs. Capitol Hill calm

Across the US, college students are protesting, sleeping outside, and even getting arrested for trying to force their schools to divest from companies with ties to Israel. Meanwhile, it's been pretty quiet on Capitol Hill, where the Senate passed a huge aid package Tuesday that includes billions in wartime assistance for Israel.