Columbia graduates tear up their diplomas to protest school's cooperation with Trump administration
- A group of Columbia University graduates protested by tearing up their diplomas during Alumni Day, opposing the school's cooperation with the Trump administration in the detention of former student Mahmoud Khalil.
- Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by ICE on March 8 for his involvement in anti-Israel protests at Columbia and is now fighting deportation.
- The Trump administration has pressured Columbia to implement policies against anti-Semitism or risk losing $400 million in federal funding, leading to leadership changes at the university.
- Protesters at the rally demanded freedom for Khalil, chanting 'Free Palestine' and expressing their disappointment in Columbia's actions against students involved in the protests.
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Rabid Columbia Grads Tear Up Diplomas to Protest Khalil Arrest
Several Columbia University graduates ripped apart their diplomas on Saturday during a protest over the Trump administration and the arrest of a former student who is an anti-Israel activist. The post WATCH: Rabid Columbia Grads Tear Up Diplomas to Protest Arrest of Anti-Israel Activist Mahmoud Khalil appeared first on Breitbart.
Columbia University Graduates Shred Diplomas, Renounce Degrees after School Agrees to Fight Anti-Semitism
Columbia University students and graduates staged a protest over the weekend in response to the school’s recent decision to comply with the Trump administration’s demands to combat antisemitism on campus and the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent pro-Palestinian organizer. The demonstration included several graduate students from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) shredding their diplomas in protest. “SIPA and Columb…
Columbia University Board Installs New President After Interim Leader Resigns
The interim president of Columbia University, Katrina Armstrong, resigned on Friday just a week after the school capitulated to a number of demands by the Trump administration, which had threatened to pull $400 million in federal funding from the school. Columbia’s Board of Trustees then elevated its own board co-chair Claire Shipman to become the school’s new interim president. On Saturday, a group of Columbia alumni ripped up their diplomas to…
Columbia’s Descent into Chaos Is by Its Own Hand—Actions to Right the Ship Must Be Swift and Tough — Minding The Campus
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by the National Association of Scholars on March 31, 2025, and is crossposted here with permission. I have been asked by several members of the National Association of Scholars, as well as by members of the NAS staff, whether we have an official position on the recent developments at Columbia University. […] The post Columbia’s Descent into Chaos Is by Its Own Hand—Actions to Right the Ship Mu…
Stunning and brave: Columbia U. grads tear up diplomas to protest Jew-hating radical's arrest, school caving to Trump · American Wire News
A group of Columbia University graduates ripped up their diplomas in protest of the school’s cooperation with the federal government in the arrest and detention of anti-Israel radical agitator Mahmoud Khalil. Over the weekend, dozens of grads from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs shredded the documents, greatly pleasing the crowd, which chanted “Free Palestine!” during the elite Ivy League university’s annual Alumni Day cele…
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