Columbia University
Harriet Jackson finds belonging in Israel after fighting campus antisemitism
Historian Harriet Jackson makes aliyah after years of confronting antisemitism at Columbia and researching Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.
'American Intellectual Antisemitism': Shai Davidai exposes universities’ deep-rooted antisemitism
Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students
No. 49: Prof. Jennifer Mnookin: Columbia’s first Jewish pres., arriving at its most turbulent hour
US reinstates deportation proceedings against pro-Palestinian student Mahdawi
A US immigration judge in February had rejected efforts by US President Donald Trump's administration to deport the Columbia University student, who was arrested last year.
US appeals court rules Mahmoud Khalil deportation case can continue
In a separate but related development, the Trump administration reportedly fired two immigration judges who blocked the deportation of two pro-Palestine international students.
Columbia’s Hillel director: What do we do about antisemitism on campus?
A Jewish student’s experience on campus should not be defined by antisemitism, but rather by the support they receive when such incidents occur.
Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia released on $100K bond from Texas detention
Immigration authorities say they detained her in 2025 for overstaying her expired student visa, though her attorney said she was in the process of securing legal residence.
Mamdani hosting Mahmoud Khalil at iftar sends ‘troubling message,’ NYC Jewish officials say
Controversy erupts after NYC Mayor Mamdani hosts radical activist Mahmoud Khalil for iftar, drawing criticism from Jewish leaders over his stance on Israel.
Meet the Jews who played pivotal roles in American history
Jews have played pivotal roles throughout key moments in American history. Throughout 2026, monthly online conversations with Jewish historians will journey across American and Jewish history.
US Immigration judge rejects effort to deport Palestinian Columbia student, anti-Israel activist
Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested following his participation in anti-Israel campus protests at Columbia University in New York.
Father of former Gaza 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
Mnookin, who is Jewish, will be the fourth president in just over two years.
US to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to Algeria, Homeland Security official claims
The Trump Administration has been pushing to deport Khalil, while the activist's lawer arguing that the removal of his green card would violate the US Constitution.
