The former television journalist and co-chair of the university’s board of trustees takes the helm at a time of significant peril for the institution.

The only way to know whether or not this administration will be effective is by observing their actions or lack thereof.

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.