Katrina Armstrong will be stepping down "effective immediately" as Columbia University's interim president, the school said on Friday. Armstrong was announced as the interim president of the New York City university in August 2024 after then-President Minouche Shafik announced her immediate resignation.

Columbia University’s president is stepping down as the school sits at the center of renewed national attention. Journalist Claire Shipman will serve as interim.

Columbia University's interim President Katrina Armstrong is resigning, days after the university agreed to policy changes demanded by the Trump administration.

Protests against Columbia University are breaking out after the school agreed to the Trump administration's demands to change its policies to restore federal funding. NBC News' Maya Eaglin reports on reactions from students and alumni from the School of International and Public Affairs.

Columbia University’s interim president Katrina Armstrong said she is leaving her position, ending a tumultuous tenure that was marked by confrontation with the Trump administration and outcry from faculty and students over the school’s response.

The resignation comes after Columbia caved in to demands from Trump, who claims the school failed to fight antisemitism.