Columbia Cancels Commencement Amid Protests: Speaker Mike Johnson Calls for President Shafik's Removal

61 weeks ago As protests continue on campus, Columbia University has decided to cancel its university wide commencement ceremony. Speaker Mike Johnson suggested removing Columbia President Shafik and said as a result of her “Unwillingness to control their campus”“Thousands of students who’ve worked hard to achieve their degrees will not get the recognition they deserve.”