Columbia University’s interim president, Katrina A. Armstrong, is stepping down and will return to leading the school’s Irving Medical Center.
The university told Newsweek it had nothing additional to share in addition to the announcement and Armstrong’s statement.
Why It Matters
Columbia was the epicenter of campus protests last year against Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. Students across the country demanded universities and the federal government sever ties with the Israeli government to protest its military actions in Gaza.
President Donald Trump and his administration also ripped Columbia in the wake of the demonstrations, accusing the Ivy League university of allowing antisemitism on campus grounds. The Trump administration also initially withheld $400 million in federal funds and said it would not reinstate the funding if the school did not make changes to its policies.
Columbia caved to Trump‘s demands last week and announced new…
