Pro-Palestine protesters burn diplomas and clash with police at Columbia graduation
- At Columbia University's May 2025 graduation in New York City, some graduates protested by burning diplomas and chanting slogans supporting Palestine.
- The protest occurred amid ongoing tensions since the October 2023 outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict, with a Columbia University student organization opposing Israel leading efforts to disrupt the commencement ceremony.
- Protesters, numbering about 65 to 100 people, disrupted President Claire Shipman's address, shouted 'free Palestine,' wore keffiyehs, and were met by NYPD who arrested two individuals near 116th Street and Broadway.
- Shipman acknowledged the detention of Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil, held in immigration custody since March, and stated that international students have equal free speech rights without government targeting.
- Despite disruptions and arrests, Columbia maintained that the commencement proceeded safely with thousands attending, while activists continue urging the university to divest from companies linked to the Israeli war effort.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters hold rally outside campus during Commencement
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the 116th Street and Broadway gates during Columbia’s central Commencement ceremony on Wednesday morning. At the rally, several Barnard and Columbia alumni ripped and set fire to their diplomas.
Columbia Alumni Burn Diplomas to Protest Campus Repression Against Pro-Palestinian Students
Here in New York, alumni from Columbia and Barnard ripped up and burned their diplomas outside their alma mater Wednesday to protest the repression of free speech and persecution of pro-Palestinian student protesters on campus. This is Jeanie Dubnau, a Barnard graduate from the class of 1960. Jeanie Dubnau: “My parents came here to escape the fascism in Nazi Germany. And now I’m finding that we are facing fascism here in the United States, and C…
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