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The US government has sent Columbia University a ransom note | Sheldon Pollock
Like a mob boss, the government threatens to cut off two of the university’s fingers: academic freedom and faculty governance. On 15 March, Columbia University received what can only be described ...The Guardian - 5d -
Trump antisemitism task force chief: Columbia settlement 'not even close'
Leo Terrell, chief of the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, says Columbia University is “not even close” to meeting the Trump administration's demands for reforms in order to return some ...The Hill - 3d -
Columbia agrees to Trump administration's demands after funding cut
Columbia University said Friday it has agreed to a list of demands from the Trump administration as it seeks to begin talks to restore $400 million in federal funding. After the administration cut ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump admin applauds Columbia's 'first step' toward restoring funding
The Trump administration on Monday cheered Columbia University’s decision last week to comply with its demands to change disciplinary procedures and other policies in order to begin talks to ...The Hill - 1h -
Report: Florida assistant Kevin Hovde is new head men’s basketball coach at Columbia
Kevin Hovde was on the staff at Columbia for five seasons, two alongside current Florida coach Todd Golden.Yahoo Sports - 3h -
Border czar on Columbia arrest: 'Absolutely we can' deport a legal immigrant
Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, said Monday that federal authorities “absolutely can” deport a legal immigrant after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Columbia ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
Why ICE arrested a Palestinian activist involved in Columbia's protests
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student, activist and a legal U.S. permanent resident, over his involvement during Columbia University's 2024 ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
DHS agents search Columbia dorm rooms after Khalil arrest
Department of Homeland Security agents searched two dorm rooms at Columbia University Thursday night, the school said, a move that comes less than a week after the federal arrest of former grad ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Latest news on Mahmoud Khalil's case, 2 other Columbia protesters targeted
The lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil say he may miss his child's birth while detained by the U.S. government. This comes as news emerges of two other Columbia University protesters facing immigration ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, lawyer says
Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in protests against Israel at Columbia University, according to his attorney.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
What's next for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia student facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism?
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia student who faces deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism, continues to battle the Trump administration over his arrest and detention.NBC News - 2d -
Former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil covered up UNRWA work, US alleges
The U.S. government is accusing former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil of covering up work for multiple organizations in his application to become a permanent resident, the latest ...The Hill - 5h -
Columbia Activist’s Case Goes to Court
Also, a government shutdown looms. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.The New York Times - Mar. 13 -
Ice arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests, lawyer says
Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest comes as Trump vows to deport foreign students involved in protests against Israel’s war. A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
ICE arrests activist who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University
ICE has arrested a Palestinian activist who helped lead last year's student encampment protests at Columbia University in New York City. CBS News correspondent Michael George reports.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Former Columbia University student, who led pro-Palestinian protests, remains detained
On Monday, a judge issued a temporary order blocking Mahmoud Khalil's deportation. A former Columbia University student, Khalil led pro-Palestinian protests on campus. He was detained Saturday by ...CBS News - Mar. 13 -
Columbia announces disciplinary action for students who took over campus building last spring
Columbia University announced disciplinary actions on Thursday for students who took over a campus building last year during pro-Palestinian protests, a move that comes as the Trump administration ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Columbia disciplines students for protests as activists seek to block school from sharing records
Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil and seven current students sued the school Thursday in a bid to block it from producing disciplinary records to a House committee as school officials ...NBC News - Mar. 13 -
DHS agents serve warrants at Columbia University after protests over Mahmoud Khalil's arrest
Columbia University confirms Homeland Security agents entered two university residences Thursday night with warrants, but no one was arrested or taken into custody. Earlier in the day, dozens of ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
DHS revokes visa of one Columbia student, arrests another pro-Palestinian protester
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday it has revoked the visa of one Columbia University student and arrested another person involved in the pro-Palestinian protests, ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Harvard wins Ivy Tournament beating Columbia 74-71 to earn first NCAA Tournament bid since 2007
Harmoni Turner scored 24 points and Harvard beat Columbia 74-71 on Saturday to win the Ivy League Tournament for the first time in school history. Harvard led by five with 17.6 seconds left before ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Columbia student who had visa suddenly revoked shares fears, says she hopes to clear her name
PhD candidate and Columbia student Ranjani Srinivasan says she fled from the U.S. after her student visa was suddenly revoked. The issue appeared to stem from last year's pro-Palestinian protests ...CBS News - 6d -
‘I could be next’: international students at Columbia University feel ‘targeted’ after Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest
For students who aren’t US citizens, a new reality includes feelings of surveillance, fears of being arrested and reluctance to visit family. It was 4am and a Columbia University master’s student ...The Guardian - 5d -
A March Madness trip: Behind-the-scenes with Columbia as the Lions make their way to the Big Dance
Columbia coach Megan Griffith began working on plans for the Lions' return to the NCAA Tournament immediately after they heard their name called on Selection Sunday. This behind-the-scenes look by ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Judge tells Columbia not to give House GOP student data until after Tuesday hearing
A district judge said Thursday that Columbia University is not to give the House Education and Workforce Committee information it had requested about student disciplinary actions until after a ...The Hill - 3d -
Columbia women get first NCAA Tournament win ever, rallying to beat Washington 63-60 in First Four
Riley Weiss scored 14 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter to help Columbia rally from a 13-point halftime deficit and beat Washington 63-60 on Thursday night for the school's first-ever NCAA ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Columbia women get first NCAA Tournament win ever, rallying to beat Washington 63-60 in First Four
Riley Weiss scored 14 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter to help Columbia rally from a 13-point halftime deficit and beat Washington 63-60 and earn the school’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victoryABC News - 3d -
March Madness: Qunierly's 27 points lifts No. 6 West Virginia to 78-59 win over 11th-seed Columbia
JJ Quinerly scored 27 points, Jordan Harrison matched a career-high with 23 and sixth-seeded West Virginia led wire-to-wire in a 78-59 victory over 11th-seeded Columbia on Saturday in the first ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Columbia should have said, ‘see you in court,’ not ‘yes, Mr President.’ | Margaret Sullivan
Institutions must resist thuggish bullying. There is no satisfying Trump. He will move the goalposts again and again. Since early 2024, I’ve been running a journalism ethics center at Columbia ...The Guardian - 2d -
AP Source: Florida assistant Kevin Hovde is new head men's basketball coach at Columbia
Columbia hired Florida assistant Kevin Hovde as its head coach Monday, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no official ...Yahoo Sports - 7h -
Wife of Columbia graduate student detained by Ice speaks out about his arrest
Mahmoud Khalil was detained by Ice agents on Saturday, part of Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protesters. Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, who is now eight months pregnant, issued a statement on ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
NYC mayoral candidate confronts Trump border czar over ICE arrest of Columbia graduate
New York State Assembly member and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani confronted President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, in Albany on Wednesday over the recent arrest of Columbia University ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Columbia University disciplines student protesters who seized campus building last year
Columbia University says it has suspended or expelled some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests in the spring of 2024. The university says it has also ...NBC News - Mar. 13 -
Former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers seeking immediate release on free speech grounds
Nearly 100 protesters were arrested Thursday after staging a sit-in at Trump Tower demanding former Columbia student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil's release from an ICE facility in ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
Columbia University loses $400mn in US government grants
Federal agencies say the ivy league institution failed to protect Jewish students from harassmentFinancial Times - Mar. 7 -
Columbia University is being denied due process
Investigations are “ongoing,” no judgment has been rendered and yet the sentence has already been pronounced.The Hill - Mar. 16 -
Columbia under pressure to resist Trump administration demands
Scholars say government threat to further cut federal funding at Ivy League university contains ‘glaring legal problems’Financial Times - Mar. 16 -
Columbia University cedes to Trump’s demands with series of reforms
Measures at Ivy League institution trigger concern over academic freedomFinancial Times - 2d -
Columbia University’s Concessions to Trump Seen as a Watershed
Threatened with losing $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to overhaul its protest policies and security practices.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump Pulled $400 million From Columbia. Other Schools Could Be Next.
The administration has circulated a list that includes nine other campuses, accusing them of failure to address antisemitism.The New York Times - Mar. 9