Colleges have seen a wave of antisemitic and sometimes violent protests ever since the terror group Hamas unleashed a deadly attack on Israel.

One of those colleges is Columbia University, something which finally prompted its president to resign this week.

Former president says past year "has been distressing"

According to Blaze Media, Dr. Minouche Shafik announced her resignation via a letter which was released on Wednesday.

"This period has taken a considerable toll on my family, as it has for others in our community," Shafik wrote. "Over the summer, I have been able to reflect and have decided that my moving on at this point would best enable Columbia to traverse the challenges ahead."

"I have tried to navigate a path that upholds academic principles and treats everyone with fairness and compassion," the former Columbia University president insisted.

"It has been distressing—for the community, for me as president and on a personal level—to find myself, colleagues, and students the subject of threats and abuse," Shafik lamented.

Shafik will take a job with the British government

Shafik will be temporarily replaced by Katrina Armstrong, who served as CEO of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Armstrong quickly put out a statement of her own saying that she will be "deeply honored" to act as interim president and is "excited and humbled by the opportunity to contribute to our collective journey."

Blaze Media noted that Shafik, who is originally from Egypt and earned a Doctor of Philosophy at Oxford University, indicated that she will return to Great Britain.

"I am very pleased and appreciative that this will afford me the opportunity to return to work on fighting global poverty and promoting sustainable development, areas of lifelong interest to me."

"It also enables me to return to the House of Lords to re-engage with the important legislative agenda put forth by the new U.K. government," she said.

House speaker says resignation is "long overdue"

Meanwhile, the New York Post reported that House Speaker Mike Johnson welcomed Shafik's departure, calling the move "long overdue."

"As a result of President Shafik's refusal to protect Jewish students and maintain order on campus, Columbia University became the epicenter for virulent antisemitism that has plagued many American university campuses since Hamas' barbaric attack on Israel last fall," Johnson declared.

"Jewish students at Columbia beginning this school year should breathe a sigh of relief … We hope that President Shafik’s resignation serves as an example to university administrators across the country that tolerating or protecting antisemites is unacceptable and will have consequences," he stated.