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The Trump administration alleged Thursday that Columbia University violated federal civil rights law by acting with “deliberate indifference” towards harassment of Jewish students on campus since October 2023.
Columbia University student Yunseo Chung has a court hearing on her deportation case Thursday in New York City. A crowd of about 80 supporters gathered outside the courthouse around noon.Chung, a 21-year-old Korea native and green card holder,
A Biden-appointed federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration’s efforts to deport a pro-Palestinian student protester accused of Hamas
The federal government formally accused the university of violating civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students.
Columbia was cited for violating federal civil rights law by allegedly "acting with deliberate indifference towards student-on-student harassment of Jewish students.”
The commencement, during which thousands of students and parents packed Harvard Yard, caps the end of a tumultuous academic year for Harvard amid unprecedented threats from the Trump administration.
Northwestern University, for example, released a list of steps it had taken to combat antisemitism that closely tracked with a list of demands the Trump administration had given to Columbia ...
The move follows reports that the administration will cut the budget of NASA’s science arm by nearly 50%. And it comes amid a broader crackdown on scientific research and higher education. Columbia in particular has attracted the Trump administration’s ire after becoming the national epicenter for protests last year over the war in Gaza.