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Minouche Shafik announced her resignation amid lingering bitterness among students and faculty.

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik testifies on Capitol Hill on April 17. | Jose Luis Magana/AP

By Irie Sentner

08/14/2024 08:24 PM EDT

Updated: 08/14/2024 08:38 PM EDT

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Columbia University’s president resigned Wednesday, becoming the third Ivy League leader to be forced from office after anger over the Israel-Hamas war resulted in widespread protests and a sharp rise in complaints of religious discrimination on college campuses.

Minouche Shafik, the first woman and first person of color to lead Columbia, announced her resignation amid lingering bitterness among students and faculty over the school’s forced removal of protesters from an encampment and a building they had taken over on the campus in Upper Manhattan.

“This period has taken a considerable toll on my........

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