Mike Pompeo vows to help represent new views at Columbia — despite school’s ‘shortcomings’ with protests
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the decision to accept Columbia University's troubled campus appointment. Pompeo served as CIA director during President Trump's first term before becoming the top cabinet secretary (the only person holding both posts), but began stints for a year as the undergraduate Institute for Global Politics in International Public Service […]
ICE Arrests Radical Pro-Palestinian Activist at Columbia; May Face Deportation
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist who graduated from Columbia University and led the radical protests that were a sign of the Trump administration's crackdown on Saturday. President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to deport foreign students who are promoting anti-Israel and anti-Semitic protests on campus that exploded […]
Who is Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University agitator detained by ICE for deportation?
The Columbia University alumni who was detained by federal immigration officials on Saturday is a former Palestinian student and known campus agitators. Immigration and customs enforcement agencies have sympathized with terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah and supported the Colombian-owned apartment home to Mahmoud Khalil, who stepped on the front line of the Colombia […]
Columbia University Appears To Change Its Tune After Trump Slashes $400 Million In Federal Grants
Columbia University says it will prioritize fighting anti-Semitism on campus shortly after the federal government cancels around $400 million worth of federal funds. Katrina Armstrong, interim president of the New York-based university, told the university community in an email Friday evening that she was a Colombian audience working with the Trump administration to address the […]
Columbia clinches first outright Ivy League regular season title
With less than three minutes of play halt, seniors Kitty Henderson and Cecelia Collins shook their eyes at the crowd at Levienne gymnasium. This was that. Their final bow in front of the crowd in their home. The last time I played in Columbia was mostly in books. Another program was first queued. Cecelia Collins […]
DOJ, HHS, GSA, DOE Cancel $400 Million Worth of Grants to Columbia
The Trump administration has announced it has cancelled grants and contracts worth around $400 million with Columbia University, citing how the university has “waived” its obligation to “comply with all federal differentiation laws” in order to receive federal funds. in press release The US Administration-General Services Agency (GSA), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Health […]
Trump Admin Cuts $400M In Federal Funding To Columbia University In Light Of Anti-Semitism Concerns
(l) Colombian students will hold a rally for Palestine on October 7, 2024 in New York City on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack. (Photo: Alex Kent/Getty Images)/(R)Pro-Palestinian demonstrators will march through the campus of Columbia University on October 7, 2024 to mark a year of war between Hamas and Israel in New York […]
Trump admin slashes $400 million in grants and contracts from Columbia University over attacks from anti-Israel protesters
Trump administration announcement The end of Columbia University's $400 million worth of grants and contracts after the facility failed to protect Jewish students from anti-Semitic attacks. The cuts were made by the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education and the U.S. Office of General Services, according to […]
Trump cuts $400 million in grants to Columbia over antisemitism concerns
First on FOX: The Trump administration announced Friday that it would withdraw more than $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University, citing concerns over rising anti-Semitism on campus and its failure to address it. Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Education (DOED), and the U.S. General Services Agency (GSA) […]
Anti-Israel students arrested at Barnard were from other schools, including Columbia: source
The nine student agitators arrested after raiding the Academic Building at Bernard College on Wednesday night were not students at Elite Women's College, but joined in a brawl at nearby Columbia University and Union Seminary. The threat of fake bombs prompted evacuation of the Milstein Library at Bernard College. This was passed down to about […]