President Minouche Shafik
Minouche Shafik became the 20th president of Columbia University on July 1, 2023. President Shafik is a distinguished economist who for more than three decades has served in senior leadership roles across a range of prominent international and academic institutions.
Her selection as Columbia's president concluded a wide-ranging and intensive search. In a letter to the community, Jonathan Lavine, then chair of the Columbia Board of Trustees, called Shafik “the perfect candidate: a brilliant and able global leader, a community builder, and a preeminent economist who understands the academy and the world beyond it.” About President Minouche Shafik.
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Slide 1: President Shafik joins students, faculty, staff, and neighbors to watch the solar eclipse on Low Plaza. Photo by Ben Chang/Columbia University.
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Slide 2: President Shafik attends Columbia Journalism School’s “Ida B. Wells Symposium.” Photo by Silence ByK Photography.
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Slide 3: President Shafik takes part in a panel discussion at Hunter College, “Innovate, Elevate, Lead: NYC’s New Presidents Define the Future of Higher Education.” Fellow participants include (right to left) SUNY Board Chair Merryl Tisch, Fordham President Tania Tetlow, Hunter College Interim President Ann Kirschner, New School Interim President Donna Shalala, and NYU President Linda Mills. Photo by Ben Chang/Columbia University.
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Slide 4: President Shafik cheers on Columbia Women's Basketball. The Lions took part in the 2024 NCAA Basketball Tournament for the first time. Photo by Lem Marucot/Columbia University Athletics.
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Slide 5: President Shafik and Athletics Director Peter Pilling spend time with Columbia Men's and Women's Fencing teams, winners of the 2024 Ivy Championships.
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Slide 6: President Shafik and Columbia Journalism Dean Jelani Cobb chat at the 2023 Pulitzer Prize Awards Ceremony. Photo by Diane Bondareff/Pulitzer Prizes.
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Slide 7: President Shafik delivers opening remarks at "Having Constructive Conversations on Campus." Photo by Nir Arieli/Columbia SIPA.
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Slide 8: President Shafik interviews Gary White and Matt Damon, co-founders of Water.org and WaterEquity, at the World Leaders Forum event, "Social Innovation: Sourcing Capital for Global Challenges." Photo by Eileen Barroso/Columbia University.
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Slide 9: President Shafik, Barnard College President Laura Rosenbury, Teachers College President Thomas Bailey, and District 7 City Council Member Shaun Abreu join community members to collect litter for the Great Broadway Sweep. Photo by Eileen Barroso/Columbia University.
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Slide 10: President Shafik speaks with Deputy Manhattan Borough President Keisha Sutton-James and a roundtable of community leaders after a visit to a Double Discovery Center classroom. Photo by Diane Bondareff/Columbia University.
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Slide 11: Manhattan Borough Commissioner of NYC Parks Anthony Perez, New York City Council Member Shaun Abreu, and Columbia President Minouche Shafik observe the algae at the Morningside Park Pond. Photo by Diane Bondareff/Columbia University.
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Slide 12: President Shafik joins New Student Orientation Program leaders to welcome undergraduates on move-in day. Photo by Sirin Samman/Columbia Housing.
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