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Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes
Read full article: Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changesColumbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department.
Judge tells Columbia and Barnard to refrain from turning over student disciplinary records for now
Read full article: Judge tells Columbia and Barnard to refrain from turning over student disciplinary records for nowA federal judge has ordered Columbia University and Barnard College to refrain from complying with a Republican-led House committee’s demand for student disciplinary records, at least until he holds a hearing next week on a request by Mahmoud Khalil and other students for a temporary restraining order.
Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closely
Read full article: Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closelyConfronted with huge cuts to its federal funding, Columbia University’s leaders face a grim decision: They can yield to the Trump administration’s demands over allegations of antisemitism — ceding extraordinary control to the federal government — or they can fight back, potentially risking even more debilitating cuts in an escalating clash.
A judge has moved a jailed Palestinian activist's deportation fight to New Jersey
Read full article: A judge has moved a jailed Palestinian activist's deportation fight to New JerseyA federal judge says a Columbia University student activist's legal challenge of his detention by the U.S. government will be heard in New Jersey rather than New York or Louisiana.
Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups
Read full article: Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groupsThe Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studies department and implements sweeping changes to other policies.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University hid students sought by the US
Read full article: The Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University hid students sought by the USA top U.S. Justice Department official says the department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed “illegal aliens” on its campus.