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  1. Shafik was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to Muslim parents who were both educators. Her father was a scientist and wealthy landowner. As a child, she went to Schutz American School.

  2. Apr 19, 2024 · She is a baroness, an economist, an immigrant, a Muslim American and president of Columbia University, which made international headlines this week as a campus in turmoil over the...

  3. Apr 17, 2024 · Columbia University President Minouche Shafik said the school is firing a professor who allegedly expressed support for Hamas on social media following the October 7 terror attack on Israel.

  4. May 9, 2024 · Minouche Shafik. Add to myFT. Police have been called in to clear encampments on university campuses of students protesting the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza © Allison Dinner//EPA-EFE/Shutterstock.

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  6. Minouche Shafik Named 20th President. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, a leading economist whose career has focused on public policy and academia, will become the 20 th president of Columbia University on July 1, 2023. Her election concludes a wide-ranging and intensive search launched after Lee C. Bollinger announced that he would step down as ...

  7. Apr 25, 2024 · When Shafik started at Columbia last July, many faculty were impressed not only by her appointment as the first woman leader of the institution, and of Arab Muslim origin, but also by her...

  8. Oct 21, 2023 · Campus presidents have reacted differently: some backing Israel while others have been more neutral. Columbia President Minouche Shafik last week said she was “devastated” by the attack and ...

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