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Katrina Armstrong steps down as Columbia president after White House pressure over antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY Katrina Armstrong has resigned as interim president of Columbia University amidst criticism and federal pressure over handling campus antisemitism, including a threatened loss of $400 million in funding. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationAcademic FreedomProtestsIsrael Hamas ConflictFederal FundingColumbia UniversityKatrina ArmstrongLeadership ChangeClaire Shipman

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New York, United States
"Armstrongs departure means the Ivy League university in Manhattan will have its third leader in the space of a year."

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