Minouche Shafik: From renowned economist to embattled Columbia president

But her name will now be tied with dramatic images of New York police arresting pro-Palestinian students at the Columbia University campus. Less than a year after taking up the role, 61-year-old Shafik finds herself at the heart of a storm over her handling of the protests that spread to other colleges in the United States. Twice in two weeks, she asked the police to intervene -- first to disperse an encampment on the university grounds and then, on Tuesday, to oust students who had barricaded themselves inside a building on campus.