Columbia University President Minouche Shafik

President Minouche Shafik

Stories, announcements, and updates from the 20th President of Columbia Univesity, Minouche Shafik.

For more information and announcements from the president, check out the Office of the President website. 

The goal is to foster a community where debates are rooted in academic rigor and civil discourse through work that includes professional developmen

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Fifteen faculty from across Columbia have agreed to take on this urgently needed work.

On November 30, leaders from Columbia and Princeton joined together to share their strategies and recommendations for discussing complex, charged t

“We owe it to the courageous survivors and the entire Columbia community to fully reckon with Hadden’s abuses,” said Minouche Shafik, President of

Columbia and Barnard are establishing a Doxing Resource Group composed of key offices across both campuses that are focused on the issue.

The presidents of Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers College announced a Task Force on Antisemitism. 

Antisemitism, like any form of bigotry, is an assault on everything we stand for at Columbia.

A message of concern for our community from President Minouche Shafik.

An update from President Minouche Shafik on the attack on Israel this weekend.

In her speech, the 20th president of Columbia talks about the role of universities and a new social contract.

The Investiture of Columbia's 20th president is just around the corner.