Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 04:59am on 29 Mar 2025,Saturday International
Katrina Armstrong has resigned as Columbia University’s interim president just a week after the university agreed to policy changes demanded by the Trump administration. Armstrong, who took over in August after her predecessor resigned over handling protests against Israel, will return to Columbia’s medical center. She is replaced by Claire Shipman as acting president. The resignation follows Trump’s threats to withhold $400 million in federal funding over alleged antisemitism on campus. Columbia has banned face masks at protests and revised oversight policies. Meanwhile, a Columbia graduate activist faces deportation, intensifying concerns over student activism and political repression. (PC: BBC News)
