Mnookin, who currently serves as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will step into the role July 1, 2026 after a nine month national search.
On Wednesday, August 14, at 8 pm, Shafik sent an email to the Columbia community announcing her resignation from the role of University President. Minutes later, Board of Trustees Co-Chairs David Greenwald and Claire Shipman announced that Dr. Katrina Armstrong from the Columbia University Irving Medical Center will serve as Interim President.
Um…apparently Minority Leader of the United States Senate Addison Mitchell McConnell III is becoming the new President of Columbia?
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