Columbia University picks new president after scrutiny over mishandling campus protests

Columbia University tapped University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin to be the next president of the Ivy League Big Apple school, officials announced Sunday night.

The university, which has faced anti-Israel protests and allegations of not doing enough to fight antisemitism, said Mnookin was selected after an "extensive national search" that was conducted by members of the university's board of trustees and faculty.

The board co-chairs praised Mnookin as a leader who "does now shy away from making difficult decisions."...