Columbia issues ultimatum to clear pro-Palestine protest or risk suspension | US universities
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University have been given an ultimatum to abandon their camp or risk suspension after talks aimed at voluntary removal of the camp collapsed. The ultimatum, with a deadline of 2pm on Monday, was issued after the university’s president, Minoush Shafiq, announced that efforts to reach a compromise with protest organizers had […]
Columbia anti-Israel protesters are defying order to disperse by 2pm: Here’s what happens next
Anti-Israel demonstrators at Columbia University further escalated their actions against the university, defying a 2 p.m. deadline to vacate campus tent camps that expires on Monday and vowing to stay. It was not immediately clear whether the Ivy League school would once again oppose calls for the NYPD to remove students from its $90,000-a-year campus. […]
Columbia president says talks with protesters stalled
Columbia University President Minoush Shafik announced on Monday that talks with pro-Palestinian demonstrators on campus, where the national movement for Gaza camps began, have stalled. Additionally, the university asked students to camp on campus until 2 p.m. Monday and voluntarily pack up their belongings. If that is completed and the students involved sign a commitment […]
House Dems demand Columbia U. trustees disband encampment or resign
On Monday, nearly 20 House Democrats put Columbia University’s Board of Trustees on notice, demanding that the board member either disband the anti-Israel camp or resign. In a letter to the board, a group of 21 Democrats led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said in a letter to the board […]
House Democrats tell Columbia University admin, ‘time for negotiation is over’
Columbia University leaders were urged Monday by 21 House Democrats that “the time for negotiation is over” after weeks of anti-Israel protests that have been fraught with anti-Semitism on campus. Congressman Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey and Congressman Dan Goldman of New York, 21, have called out Columbia University’s Board of Trustees for the “unauthorized […]
Columbia President Fails To Reach Agreement With Protesters, Refuses Demands To Divest From Israel
Columbia University failed to reach an agreement with pro-Palestinian demonstrators Monday who have camped out on campus in protest of the school’s ties to Israel, according to a statement from the university’s president. Over 400 protesters have been arrested in an attempt to break up an encampment that has been in place for over a week at the university, […]
Democrats call on Columbia board to end protest encampment or resign
A group of House Democrats is calling on Columbia University’s Board of Trustees to end the ongoing protest encampment on campus or resign from their positions. Representative Josh Gottheimer (DN.J.) and Representative Dan Goldman (DN.Y.) led a group of 21 colleagues. send a letter The board called on school officials to call off the encampment, […]
Columbia University, anti-Israel agitators fail to reach deal, president asks camp to ‘voluntarily disperse’
Days after it redlined anti-Israel students who had pitched tents in the heart of campus, Columbia University announced that talks to clear the anti-Israel encampment are still ongoing. Columbia University President Nemat “Minoush” Shafik said no agreement had been reached between school officials and the protesting students. She also lamented that students who did not […]
FACT CHECK: Will Classes At Columbia University Be Remote For The Rest Of The School Year Due To Anti-Israel Protests?
video shared on TikTok Columbia University claims to have announced that classes will be taught remotely for the remainder of the academic year “due to anti-Israel protests.” @michelle.sbarbati♬ Original song – Michelle Sbarbatti Verdict: Misleading All classes at the university’s main Morningside campus will be hybrid classes through the end of the spring 2024 semester, […]
Columbia president Minouche Shafik admits talks with anti-Israel protesters have broken down
Embattled Columbia University President Minoush Shafiq acknowledged on Monday that talks with anti-Israel protesters have broken down, and the Ivy League school is now working on separate plans to “end this crisis as quickly as possible.” He warned that he was considering options. Shafiq said academic leaders had been engaging student protesters since last week […]