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Columbia University president resigns over handling of Gaza campus protest

Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik is stepping down after just one year in the role following intense criticism for her response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Shafik is the third Ivy League president to resign in connection to protests against the Israel-Hamas war.
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