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Columbia University disciplines at least 70 students who took part in campus protests
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, JUL 22 – Columbia disciplined over 70 students with suspensions, expulsions, and degree revocations after protests disrupted finals week and a campus encampment, amid federal funding cuts tied to antisemitism concerns.
- Columbia University expelled or suspended nearly 80 pro-Palestine students for occupying Butler Library during exams, according to Columbia University Apartheid Divest.
- Students face suspensions of one to three years, with some refusing to apologize, according to the affected students.
- The university's actions come amid pressure from the Trump administration, which sought to restore federal funding cut due to protests, as mentioned in a university statement.
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How universities can keep protests from turning violent: 3 lessons from the 2024 protests
By Matthew J. Mayhew, The Ohio State University; Anisha Gill-Morris, The Ohio State University; Hind Haddad, The Ohio State University, and Renee L. Bowling, The Ohio State University In spring 2024, pro-Palestinian student encampments that began at Columbia and Harvard spread to university campuses throughout the U.S. as Israel invaded Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack. At least 100 campuses had encampments for at least a…
Columbia University Expels, Suspends Student Protesters Involved in Library Takeover - The Thinking Conservative
Columbia Univ expelled, suspended, and revoked degrees of multiple students for participating in disruptive protests in spring 2024 and earlier this year. The post Columbia University Expels, Suspends Student Protesters Involved in Library Takeover appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
Political tensions flare at Emory protestors’ arraignment
The arraignment of three campus protestors, ordinarily a mundane procedural matter, in DeKalb County Magistrate Court on Wednesday placed a sharp focus on the political tensions Israel’s war in Gaza has injected into American politics, even locally. It was the first arraignment for any of the 28 pro-Palestine protestors arrested on April 25, 2024 on Emory University’s campus, when students, faculty, and community members were violently disperse…
Columbia University Expels, Suspends Student Protesters Involved in Library Takeover
Columbia University has expelled, suspended, and revoked degrees of multiple students for participating in what it described as disruptive protests in spring 2024 and earlier this year. The Ivy League institution announced the disciplinary actions on Tuesday, stating they were finalized the day prior by its Judicial Board. The sanctions stem from a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus in spring 2024 and the May 7, 2025, occupation of a reading r…
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