After months of negotiations to restore federal funding, Columbia University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration to resolve federal investigations into allegations from the government that the school violated anti-discrimination laws. The university will pay a $200 million settlement over three years to the federal government, according to …
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A Tufts University student in a hijab, plucked off the street by masked agents. A greencard holder and former Columbia University protest organizer, arrested in front of his pregnant wife, awaiting possible deportation in an ICE detention in Louisiana. A 10-year resident of the U.S., on his way to a …
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Columbia University announced Friday that its interim president, Katrina A. Armstrong, was stepping down. The news arrives a week after the university caved to a list of demands from the Trump administration, which refused to restore $400 million in federal funding unless drastic concessions were made. Armstrong had replaced former …
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A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to return detained pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey, and adjudicate his arrest and attempted deporation in the jurisdiction where he resides. Khalil has not been charged or convicted of any crime. Earlier this month, the lawful permanent resident was arrested …
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Between classes, when throngs of students stream into and out of Columbia University’s campus, the security lines can back up like a TSA checkpoint. There’s a switch-back path of metal fencing that leads into a white tent, where two sets of guards check and then swipe campus ID cards before …
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After ordering the federal government to review its grants and federal contracts with Columbia University, President Donald Trump has threatened to revoke federal funding for any “College, School, or University that allows illegal protests,” and to deport or imprison participants in pro-Gaza demonstrations. In a Truth Social post on today, …
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As students across the country prepare for their return to classes, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned from her position as head of the university. The move comes after a firestorm of criticism of Shafik’s handling of student protests against the ongoing war in Gaza earlier this summer. Shafik …
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Columbia University has canceled this year’s main commencement ceremony days after calling on New York City police to arrest dozens of students and faculty participating in pro-Palestinian protests. “We have decided to make the centerpiece of our Commencement activities our Class Days and school-level ceremonies, where students are honored individually …
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NEW YORK — Linnea Norton spent Sunday at Columbia University jamming on the guitar with other students — a drummer and a cohort of harmonizing singers. They played Appalachian folk music and protest songs by Bob Dylan and John Lennon. The encampment smelled like sunscreen, and students kicked a soccer …
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A large group of pro-Israel protesters attacked students at a Gaza Solidarity Encampment established at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus late Tuesday night. The escalation in violence against protesters at the California school took place as battalions of law enforcement raided Columbia University and the City College of …
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