Columbia University pushed by Trump administration to commit to campus deal
Columbia's interim president reportedly has publicly doubled her commitment to implementing mask bans and other policy changes by the Trump administration. Katrina Armstrong, interim president of the university that fought, issued a public statement on Tuesday, replied with regrets about the “confusion” and acknowledging her claim that the Trump Order's policy changes were “real.” However, […]
Sanders slams Trump for trying to deport Columbia student: 'You can't exile political dissidents'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has condemned the Trump administration's attempt to deport Columbia University students who participated in the pro-Palestinian protests on campus. “You can't exile political dissidents, you're not in the US,” Sanders wrote. Tuesday's post x. His comments came hours after a federal judge ruled that 21-year-old legal permanent resident, Yoon Zeo Chung, […]
Hamas Coordinated with Anti-Israel Groups, Including at Columbia University
The lawsuit filed Monday by a prominent Jewish group alleges that anti-Israel groups, including Columbia University, were aware of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Hamas before it happened, and have been working closely with Hamas ever since. Jerusalem Post It has been reported: With a group of US-based anti-Israel activists, including Columbia University's Apartheid […]
Columbia student sues Trump admin over efforts to deport her
Columbia University students sued President Donald Trump and other top management staff. The lawsuit was filed Monday after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau (ICE) received an administrative warrant for the arrest of 21-year-old Yoon Ze Ocheon, and informed South Korean indigenous people that her status has been “revoked.” The lawsuit argues that the administration […]
Does Columbia still merit the name of a university? | Rashid Khalidi
IT wasn't about eliminating anti-Semitism. It was always to silence Palestine. That was the nausea of the protesting students, and now it was meant to constantly connect with the nausea of the faculty. While the partisans of the massive massacre of Israeli-Americans in Gaza may have been upset by the protest, many students whose rights […]
Columbia University student, 21, arrested during anti-Israel protest faces deportation by Trump admin
A Columbia University junior who was arrested during an anti-Israel protest earlier this month is currently facing deportation to stop President Trump and other high-ranking officials from abandoning her on Monday. Immigration authorities are attempting to deport 21-year-old Yoon Zeo Chung, who moved to the US from South Korea with his family nearly 15 years […]
Trump admin accuses Columbia University grad of fraudulent green card application, ties to Hamas-linked UN group
President Donald Trump's administration accused Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born activist leader who attended Columbia University, of hiding his previous employment in the United Nations Relief and Labour Agency for Palestinian Refugees. According to Sunday Court filingProsecutors alleged that Halil withheld information on his green card application, including Hamas' previous role in a tied UN agency. […]
Masked Columbia protesters march on campus, defying days-old ban to comply with Trump order
Dozens of masked protesters flocked to the Columbia University campus, and school officials enacted restrictions that would suppress facial coverings in order to comply with the Trump administration's orders aimed at combating anti-Semitism in higher education. A fresh round of demonstrations has led Jewish Columbia students to question whether the new rules have been fully […]
Columbia University professors, activists hold “emergency vigil”
A group of people marched around the main gate of Columbia University on Monday afternoon, continuing to sway, pounding the big drums and chanting “Long Live the Intifada.” Their actions come shortly after Columbia University professors retained what they call “emergency vigils,” in response to university agreements to implement many policy changes, including overhauling rules […]
Former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil covered up UNRWA work, US alleges
The US government has accused former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil of being the latest development with impact on the state's freedom of speech, in order to appoint multiple organizations' jobs in his application. The Justice Department's lawyer has cast new accusations against Halil, including failing to disclose his application as a permanent resident who […]