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’s anti-Israel protesters say Trump pulling $400M in grants from university is a ‘scare tactic’
On Saturday, a group of anti-Israel student protesters at Columbia University criticized the Trump administration's decision to withdraw more than $400 million in federal grants to universities suspected of failing to address anti-Semitism on campus during a demonstration held in the aftermath of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The student group Columbia […]
Virginia university votes to remove DEI office
The University of Virginia Visiting Committee voted Friday to close its offices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) after President Trump's executive order on DEI's efforts in the federal government. “Day took place at UVA,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wrote on X Friday. “Today, the University of Virginia Visiting Committee voted to say no to […]
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 […]
University of California Davis placing men’s, women’s locker rooms with all-sex locker rooms
The University of California, Davis announced plans to convert the male and female locker rooms at the recreation center into a “universal” all-sex locker room, sparking outrage among women's rights activists. The university announced a renovation project in February, claiming it had abolished the old locker room style with the aim of “inclusiveness.” “We value […]
US DoJ to investigate University of California over alleged antisemitism | US campus protests
The US Department of Justice is investigating the University of California anti-Semitic discrimination after a demonstration of Israeli war in Gaza took place on campus last year. “This Department of Justice will always defend Jewish Americans, protect civil rights, and use our resources to eradicate institutional anti-Semitism at our nation's universities.” statement Attorney General Pamela […]
DOJ investigating antisemitism claims against University of California
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday it will launch a civil rights investigation into anti-Semitism allegations at the University of California. According to press releasethe department investigates whether universities engage in “patterns or practices of discrimination” based on workers “based on race, religion, national origin” by “making an anti-Semitic, hostile work environment” in schools […]
Columbia University anti-Israel protests erupt during Bennett visit
More than 100 protesters gathered outside the Columbia University building on Tuesday evening in response to an appearance from former Israeli Prime Minister Naphtari Bennett, according to the university's student newspaper. Columbia/Bernard Hillel, World Politics Institute at the International School of Public Service, and Craft Center for Jewish Student Life held an event with Bennett […]