The president of Columbia University has resigned, effective immediately [Video]

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned effective immediately, the head of the prestigious New York university announced in a message to the university community on Wednesday.In her statement, she acknowledged the protests that roiled the campus this year, along with others worldwide, factored into her decision.File video above: Universities reach new levels of protest crackdowns“This period has taken a considerable toll on my family, as it has for others in the community,” Shafik wrote. “Over the summer, I have been able to reflect and have decided that my moving on at this point would best enable Columbia to traverse the challenges ahead.”Shafik said in her letter that she will return to the United Kingdom to lead an effort by the foreign secretary’s office reviewing the government’s approach to international development and how to improve capability.“I am very pleased and appreciative that this will afford me the opportunity to return to …