Columbia University

3 mn readDr. Nemat Talaat Shafik, the President of Columbia University, is facing criticism for her handling of students’ solidarity with the Palestinian human rights movement. At the same time, the academic world has been shaken by a controversy surrounding Tsai Ing-wen, the current President of the Republic of China on Taiwan, and her PhD thesis. At the heart of this controversy lies Dr. Shafik, who took up the mantle at LSE in 2017 and the President of Columbia University in July 2023.