Columbia University
Father of former Israeli hostage joins Columbia as a Jewish history professor
Jonathan Dekel-Chen’s son Sagui spent 498 days in captivity in Gaza after he was taken by Hamas from Nir Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.
Columbia appoints new President, Jewish legal scholar Jennifer Mnookin, after two years of unrest
US to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to Algeria, Homeland Security official claims
Drunk on Jew-hatred, Iran’s horrors go unmentioned - opinion
Columbia adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism, ADL programming amid battle with Trump admin.
Columbia's Interim President Claire Shipman stressed that there was "no place for intimidation, hateful language, or targeting of Jews or Israelis at Columbia."
US Republicans grill university leaders in latest House antisemitism hearing
Many of the reps. echoed President Donald Trump's recent attacks on universities, and questioned whether the presidents were doing enough to protect Jewish students.
Zohran Mamdani’s father calls suicide bombers ‘soldiers,’ intifada ‘meaningful’
Mahmood Mamdani, the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University, is one of The Gaza Tribunal’s 29-member advisory policy council.
'They want to make an example out of me': Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump admin. over arrest - CNN
“From the moment that I was detained, I knew that I would eventually prevail,” he said. “What I simply did is protesting a genocide.”
Mahmoud Khalil seeks $20 million from Trump administration over immigration arrest
A DHS spokesperson called Khalil's claim "absurd" and said the Trump administration acted well within its legal authority to detain Khalil.
Israeli prof. Shai Davidai quits Columbia, as university drops harassment investigation
A letter Davdai posted shows that Columbia closed the inquest on July 8, "without any findings or conclusions of wrongdoing and without imposing discipline or penalty."
Columbia University’s computer systems shut down by ‘hacktivist’ with political agenda
The outages, which started on June 24, caused a smiling image of US President Donald Trump to appear across monitors on campus.
Acting Columbia president Claire Shipman apologizes for texts suggesting removal of Jewish trustee
Columbia faced intense pressure from the federal government to address allegations of discrimination by some Jewish and Israeli students.
Acting Columbia president suggested ousting Jewish trustee in favor of Arab one, House c'mttee says
Acting president of Columbia University suggested ousting of Jewish trustee while advocating for the appointment of “Arab on our board."
Mahmoud Khalil says detainment ‘felt like kidnapping’ in first interview since release
Khalil, a 30-year-old Columbia University graduate and permanent US resident, was the first student pro-Palestinian protest leader to be detained by the Trump administration.