Overview

• Katrina Armstrong has resigned as Columbia University's interim president and will return to her previous role at the Irving Medical Center.
• Claire Shipman, co-chair of Columbia's Board of Trustees since 2023, has been named acting president effective immediately.
• The leadership change follows Columbia's agreement to policy reforms demanded by the Trump administration, including changes to campus protest rules and security measures.
• The Trump administration had withheld $400 million in federal funding, citing Columbia's failure to adequately address antisemitism on campus.
• Shipman has pledged to address the university's challenges, protect academic freedom, and oversee reforms while the search for a permanent president continues.