Columbia University has been in the news recently due to a series of student protests related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The university faced scrutiny for its response to these protests, including calling in the police to clear a building that had been occupied by demonstrators. The protests led to tensions on campus, with some students being suspended for refusing to comply with university directives.
Established in 1754 in New York City, Columbia University is a prestigious Ivy League research institution known for its academic excellence and historic campus. Situated in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, Columbia has a rich tradition of scholarship and has produced numerous notable alumni across various fields. The university is home to diverse student activism and has a reputation for fostering intellectual discourse and debate on a wide range of issues.
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Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to disruptions and arrests
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A private WhatsApp group of high-profile, powerful financiers, business leaders and CEOs received briefings from Israeli officials, and discussed shaping public dialogue around Israel crisis
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Republicans are using a narrative of chaos and ‘philosophical divisions on Israel’ among Democrats to sink Biden’s campaign
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After weeks of tumult over protests, many college administrators prepared themselves for disruptions. But several ceremonies unfolded without major incident.
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Some universities are vowing to provide information about how much university endowment money is invested in companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war amid calls from pro-Palestinian protesters
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As campuses empty out for summer, participant says activists wanted to take down encampment on their own terms rather than awaiting police fight, but could renew protest in fall
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University announces backing for its alums in face of hiring freeze over pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests; insists they are 'consistently sought out'
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At a Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony, the Louisiana Republican compared the protests on U.S. campuses to what happened at institutions of higher learning in Germany during World War II.
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Joe Kahn, The Times’s executive editor, reflects on some of our most probing recent work.
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School announced it will switch to smaller celebrations in its 19 colleges, almost three weeks after pro-Palestinian protests began
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Columbia University’s radio station and other student-led news outlets have provided some of the most detailed coverage of the turmoil engulfing university campuses.
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Eden Yadegar, president of Students Supporting Israel, and Elisha H. Baker, a Columbia Political Review editor, describe the antisemitism that led to this week's 'hostile takeover'
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Announcements broadcasted on the University of California, Los Angeles campus have told demonstrators to disperse or they would be arrested and face a misdemeanor charge
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A wave of student protests has spread across U.S. campuses over the last two weeks, led by students who have pitched tents or occupied buildings in protest of the Israel-Hamas war
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Columbia University and numerous other schools have refused Gaza solidarity protesters’ demands for divestment. Graig Graziosi explains what exactly protesters are wanting
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‘This is the opposite of leadership and endangers public safety,’ the Democrat says
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The measure takes aim at Omar for referring to some Jewish students as "pro-genocide."
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Columbia’s president expressed regret about calling in the police to clear a previous protest. On Tuesday, she said she had “no choice” after protesters occupied a building on campus.
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"This is about responding to the actions of the protesters, not their cause," the university said.
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The demonstrators barricaded the entrance of Hamilton Hall in New York and unfurled a Palestinian flag out of a window. It comes after dozens of people were arrested during protests at universities in Texas, Utah, Virginia and New Jersey.