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After Pro-Palestine Protests, How Colleges Can Prevent Activism Turn Violent
In spring 2024, pro-Palestinian student encampments that began at Columbia and Harvard spread to university campuses throughout the US as Israel invaded Gaza in response to Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack. At least 100 campuses had encampments
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Columbia University To Possibly Pay $200 Million In Settlement With Trump Administration: Report
Columbia University has potentially agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle the matter with the Trump administration. The matter was regarding allegations that the University failed to protect Jewish students from harassment.
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Pro-Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Khalil Recounts 104 Days In US Custody
Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent leaders of pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, recounted his experience surviving 104 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention after being targeted for deportation by the Trump admin.
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US Court Extends Detention Of Pro-Palestinian Protest Leader Mahmoud Khalil
A U.S. judge on Friday denied Mahmoud Khalil's request to be released from detention, after federal prosecutors changed their rationale for holding the Columbia graduate student as part of its crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists.
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How Trump's Immigration Crackdown Threatens To Hit Columbia's Finances
About 40 per cent of Columbia Universitys student pool consists of international students. Students pay $70,000 plus in tuition, but international students bring to the university what Trump froze in its federal research funds, - $903.1 million.
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80 Arrested After Pro-Palestine Protesters Lay Siege To Columbia Library
At least 80 people were arrested on Wednesday evening after a group of mask-clad pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched into Columbia University's Butler Library and occupied a reading room, reigniting tensions over the Gaza war on US campuses.
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Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi, Detained In US Over Gaza Protests, Released
Mohsen Mahdawi, who was slated for deportation, struck a defiant tone outside a courthouse in the northeastern state of Vermont.
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US Alleges Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil 'Covered Up' Working For UN Rights Body
The US government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a UN Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation.
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What Columbia University Agreed To Do For $400m From Trump Administration
Columbia University's decision comes after the government pulled its funding earlier this month, citing allegations of antisemitism on campus.
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Mahmoud Khalil Calls Himself "Political Prisoner" After US Arrest
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests, called himself a political prisoner on Tuesday, in his first direct comments since his de
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Columbia University President Quits 4 Months After Gaza War Campus Protests
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned on Wednesday, nearly four months after the Ivy League university's handling of campus protests over Israel's war in Gaza was criticized by pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian sides alike.
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Columbia University Cancels Main Graduation Ceremony Over Gaza Protests
Columbia, the prestigious New York university at the heart of US campus protests against the war in Gaza, announced Monday that it has cancelled the main ceremony for graduating students next week.
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After US, Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Spread To More Countries
Student protests against the Israeli military assault on Gaza following the unprecedented October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel have spread to several countries.
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Columbia Students Refuse To Leave Amid Gaza Protests, Many Suspended
Student demonstrators at Columbia University, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests that have erupted at US colleges, said Monday they would not budge until the school met their demands, defying an ultimatum to disperse or face suspension.
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Columbia University Takes Back Deadline Set For Protesters To Leave Campus
Columbia University backed off late Thursday from an overnight deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to abandon an encampment there as more college campuses in the United States sought to prevent occupations from taking hold.
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After Pro-Palestine Protests, How Colleges Can Prevent Activism Turn Violent
In spring 2024, pro-Palestinian student encampments that began at Columbia and Harvard spread to university campuses throughout the US as Israel invaded Gaza in response to Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack. At least 100 campuses had encampments
-
Columbia University To Possibly Pay $200 Million In Settlement With Trump Administration: Report
Columbia University has potentially agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle the matter with the Trump administration. The matter was regarding allegations that the University failed to protect Jewish students from harassment.
-
Pro-Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Khalil Recounts 104 Days In US Custody
Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent leaders of pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, recounted his experience surviving 104 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention after being targeted for deportation by the Trump admin.
-
US Court Extends Detention Of Pro-Palestinian Protest Leader Mahmoud Khalil
A U.S. judge on Friday denied Mahmoud Khalil's request to be released from detention, after federal prosecutors changed their rationale for holding the Columbia graduate student as part of its crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists.
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How Trump's Immigration Crackdown Threatens To Hit Columbia's Finances
About 40 per cent of Columbia Universitys student pool consists of international students. Students pay $70,000 plus in tuition, but international students bring to the university what Trump froze in its federal research funds, - $903.1 million.
-
80 Arrested After Pro-Palestine Protesters Lay Siege To Columbia Library
At least 80 people were arrested on Wednesday evening after a group of mask-clad pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched into Columbia University's Butler Library and occupied a reading room, reigniting tensions over the Gaza war on US campuses.
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Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi, Detained In US Over Gaza Protests, Released
Mohsen Mahdawi, who was slated for deportation, struck a defiant tone outside a courthouse in the northeastern state of Vermont.
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US Alleges Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil 'Covered Up' Working For UN Rights Body
The US government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a UN Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation.
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What Columbia University Agreed To Do For $400m From Trump Administration
Columbia University's decision comes after the government pulled its funding earlier this month, citing allegations of antisemitism on campus.
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Mahmoud Khalil Calls Himself "Political Prisoner" After US Arrest
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests, called himself a political prisoner on Tuesday, in his first direct comments since his de
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Columbia University President Quits 4 Months After Gaza War Campus Protests
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned on Wednesday, nearly four months after the Ivy League university's handling of campus protests over Israel's war in Gaza was criticized by pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian sides alike.
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Columbia University Cancels Main Graduation Ceremony Over Gaza Protests
Columbia, the prestigious New York university at the heart of US campus protests against the war in Gaza, announced Monday that it has cancelled the main ceremony for graduating students next week.
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After US, Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Spread To More Countries
Student protests against the Israeli military assault on Gaza following the unprecedented October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel have spread to several countries.
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Columbia Students Refuse To Leave Amid Gaza Protests, Many Suspended
Student demonstrators at Columbia University, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests that have erupted at US colleges, said Monday they would not budge until the school met their demands, defying an ultimatum to disperse or face suspension.
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Columbia University Takes Back Deadline Set For Protesters To Leave Campus
Columbia University backed off late Thursday from an overnight deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to abandon an encampment there as more college campuses in the United States sought to prevent occupations from taking hold.
