Columbia University, Trump and president

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Amid Trump and turmoil, Columbia University plays it safe in choosing a new president
The board late last week unexpectedly elevated one of its two co-chairs, Claire Shipman, as acting president.  While not unheard of, experts said it is unusual for a trustee to take the helm of a
New Columbia University president dismissed House antisemitism hearing as 'nonsense'
Claire Shipman, Columbia University’s new acting president, had called last year's congressional hearings on campus antisemitism "nonsense" in a text to the former university president.
Columbia President Is Replaced as Trump Threatens University’s Funding
Katrina Armstrong is leaving the post a week after the university agreed to a list of demands from the White House.

Mahmoud Khalil, New Jersey and Columbia

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Columbia University protester Khalil's case to remain in New Jersey
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil may continue to challenge the legality of his arrest by immigration authorities in New Jersey, rather than in Louisiana where he is being held, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday.
Mahmoud Khalil’s case to remain in New Jersey after judge denies US government’s bid to move it
The case against pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in New Jersey after a judge denied a government motion to have the case transferred to Louisiana where the Columbia graduate student remains in federal custody since his arrest last month.
N.J. judge denies feds’ bid to move Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil’s case to La.
A federal judge in New Jersey on Tuesday denied the government’s motion to dismiss Palestinian Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil’s habeas corpus case, rejecting an effort to get it moved to Louisiana.
Columbia University student ran from Homeland Security, but still doesn’t know why they came for her
When it seemed government agents wouldn’t stop pursuing her, Ranjani Srinivasan fled. But this Columbia University student ...
Columbia anti-Israel org. Instagram account disabled amid crackdown on university
CUAD said on X Monday that Meta's decision was part of a collusion between corporations and governments to censor ...
Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong resigns, just days after caving to Trump admin demands
Columbia University’s interim president resigned from her position at the embattled Ivy League Friday night, just days after ...
At Columbia University, Trump's crackdown chills a fervent campus
A year after mass protests rocked the university, students say protesting on campus has become too “dangerous.” ...