Columbia’s Interim President Steps Down After Trump Admin Funding Clash

Columbia University’s interim president Katrina Armstrong has stepped down.

This comes after pressure from the Trump administration over federal funding.

The White House recently cut funds to the school, prompting a standoff over campus policies.

Armstrong will return to head Columbia’s medical center.

Board co-chair Claire Shipman is stepping in as acting president while the search continues.

And who is Claire Shipman?

She’s an American television journalist and the former senior national correspondent for ABC’s Good Morning America.

She also co-wrote a feminist ’empowering’ book for women, The Confidence Code.

But don’t worry. I’m sure she won’t promote any liberal agendas to the students, right?

What a clown world.

Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong to resign, just days after caving to Trump admin demands https://t.co/1fZzry0TwW pic.twitter.com/jobBurdshk

— New York Post (@nypost) March 28, 2025

And her replacement…

I'm sure Columbia University Apartheid Divest will be thrilled to discover that their new president's husband served as an Obama-era White House press secretary and ex-senior VP of Amazon’s global corporate affairs.

"Meet the new Boss, same as the old Boss…" https://t.co/E2YJsVOIEm pic.twitter.com/BOuoVJEnEG

— Stu (@thestustustudio) March 29, 2025

And please ignore all the Communist propaganda posters in her house:

Recall 2014 Obama’s press secretary, formerly Biden’s, formerly Moscow Bureau chief for @TIME had commie propaganda posters in his sumptuous kitchen. He met his spouse fellow journo Claire Shipman in Moscow.

Recruitment posters for the commie armyhttps://t.co/77ZPKGQYMQ pic.twitter.com/qPMqN6q8pS

— Anne Leary🌲 (@backyardconserv) September 9, 2024

Fox News reports:

Interim Columbia University President Katrina Armstrong has stepped down amidst a clash with the Trump administration over federal funding.

“Dr. Armstrong accepted the role of interim president at a time of great uncertainty for the University and worked tirelessly to promote the interests of our community,” said David J. Greenwald, chair of the board of trustees, said in a news release late Friday. “Katrina has always given her heart and soul to Columbia. We appreciate her service and look forward to her continued contributions to the University.”

Fox News also confirmed that board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman has been appointed as the acting university president until the board completes its presidential search. Shipman has been on the board since 2013.

Armstrong is expected to return to lead the university’s Irving Medical Center, Fox News has learned. Armstrong reportedly had a good relationship with the Department of Education.

The Trump administration recently pulled federal funding from Columbia University and put major pressure on Armstrong to make changes on campus.

What’s going on over there at Columbia University?

That can’t seem to stay out of the news.

NEW: ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests and revokes his visa.

Mahmoud Khalil, who graduated in December, was the lead negotiator during the 2024 encampment at Columbia. Here is footage of him participating in last week’s sit-in at… pic.twitter.com/BCjZsb49aH

— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) March 9, 2025

Side note: Notice how blue the sky is and the clouds are normal?

The feature image of the university was taken in 2007, back before the spraying program was heavily pushed on us.

Here’s 2 articles on the topic:

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