Columbia University disciplines 70 students as it seeks a deal with Trump
NEW YORK CITY, JUL 22 – Columbia suspended, expelled, or revoked degrees of over 70 students after protests disrupted final exams and amid a $400 million federal funding freeze, university officials said.
- Columbia University has disciplined nearly 80 students, with suspensions ranging from one to three years or expulsion, for their involvement in pro-Palestine protests.
- The university is negotiating with President Donald Trump’s administration to recover $400 million in federal funding withheld over its handling of protests against the Gaza conflict.
- Columbia has agreed to demands from the Trump administration, which includes changes to student disciplinary processes and a new definition of antisemitism.
- Suspended students must submit apologies to return to campus, a requirement some students intend to refuse, according to a student activist group.
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How universities can keep protests from turning violent: 3 lessons from the 2024 protests
By Matthew J. Mayhew, The Ohio State University; Anisha Gill-Morris, The Ohio State University; Hind Haddad, The Ohio State University, and Renee L. Bowling, The Ohio State University In spring 2024, pro-Palestinian student encampments that began at Columbia and Harvard spread to university campuses throughout the U.S. as Israel invaded Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack. At least 100 campuses had encampments for at least a…
Columbia University Expels, Suspends Student Protesters Involved in Library Takeover - The Thinking Conservative
Columbia Univ expelled, suspended, and revoked degrees of multiple students for participating in disruptive protests in spring 2024 and earlier this year. The post Columbia University Expels, Suspends Student Protesters Involved in Library Takeover appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
Political tensions flare at Emory protestors’ arraignment
The arraignment of three campus protestors, ordinarily a mundane procedural matter, in DeKalb County Magistrate Court on Wednesday placed a sharp focus on the political tensions Israel’s war in Gaza has injected into American politics, even locally. It was the first arraignment for any of the 28 pro-Palestine protestors arrested on April 25, 2024 on Emory University’s campus, when students, faculty, and community members were violently disperse…
Columbia University Expels, Suspends Student Protesters Involved in Library Takeover
Columbia University has expelled, suspended, and revoked degrees of multiple students for participating in what it described as disruptive protests in spring 2024 and earlier this year. The Ivy League institution announced the disciplinary actions on Tuesday, stating they were finalized the day prior by its Judicial Board. The sanctions stem from a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus in spring 2024 and the May 7, 2025, occupation of a reading r…
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