New acting president faces uncertainty over concessions her predecessor made to Trump admin
In her first public message as Columbia University’s acting president, Claire Shipman offered a vague promise to “build on” the “plan outlined to move our community forward” amid the Ivy League school’s ongoing battle with the Trump administration.
Shipman, a former ABC and CNN journalist, assumed her position on Friday after Katrina Armstrong stepped down as interim president. Shipman said Monday that she plans to “continue to build on the significant progress we’ve made, and the plan outlined to move our community forward.” She did not provide additional details about what that plan entails. Asked if the line referenced the series of reforms Armstrong announced earlier this month to jump-start negotiations with Trump officials to…
