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The campus has been shaken by pro-Palestinian demonstrations that have left some Jewish students fearing for their safety.
Columbia University is facing a full-blown crisis heading into Passover as a rabbi linked to the Ivy League school urged Jewish students to stay home and tense confrontations on campus sparked condemnation from the White House and New York officials.
Columbia President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik said classes would be held virtually Monday amid reports of antisemitic and offensive statements and actions on and near its campus, which has been the site this week of a pro-Palestinian encampment and protest.
In a matter of days, Columbia University’s campus has become a flashpoint for the country’s political unrest—the site of impassioned youth protests over Israel’s war in Gaza and U.S. support for it, which has in turn fueled vociferous backlash,
Demonstrations outside the school gates have added to the upheaval, with protesters who appear unconnected to the university targeting Jewish students.
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Police arrested more than 108 people, and Columbia said it had suspended students who participated in the encampment.
Columbia University’s president is set to testify over questions of antisemitism and the school’s response to escalating conflicts on campus.
Tensions at Columbia University have been high ever since the October 7 terror attack on Israel by Hamas. However, the situation at Columbia escalated in recent days after university officials testified before Congress last week about antisemitism on campus and pro-Palestinian protests on and near campus surged.
Demonstrators were arrested on Monday morning after setting up an encampment that they said was in support of Columbia University protesters.
Columbia University students have used the campus to stage demonstrations for decades before the latest pro-Palestinian protests.
Yale University, Emerson College and New York University are among the few schools where students are staging encampments calling for divestment from Israel.
The arrests at Yale come days after more than 100 people were arrested at protests on Columbia University’s campus.
Sunday saw the fifth consecutive day of protests at Columbia University, where over 100 people have been arrested.
Columbia University announced all classes would be virtual Monday, as Passover begins, following days of pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Why it matters: Big-name colleges have been cracking down more aggressively on pro-Palestinian protests, which they say are getting increasingly intense and disruptive.
Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik is drawing national scrutiny as pro-Palestinian protests continue on the campus in New York City.
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As tensions grow at Columbia University, Rabbi Elie Buechler sent a message to Jewish students urging them to stay away from campus. NBC News’ George Solis reports.
Hirsi, the daughter of the Minnesota representative, one of three Muslims in Congress, said on the social media platform X that she was one of three students suspended by the Ivy League college due to her involvement in the protests.
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik faced the House committee whose grilling led to the ouster of her Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania counterparts last year. Panel members of the hearing focused on campus antisemitism and wanted to know how Shafik was protecting Jewish and pro-Israel students on campus with frequent pro-Palestinian protests.
Columbia University has canceled in-person classes on Monday days after the arrests of more than 100 students for refusing to leave a pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus.
Columbia University will hold classes virtually on Monday, amid ongoing unrest and heightened concern for Jewish students’ safety on campus. The school’s president, Minouche Shafik,
Columbia University students will attend classes virtually on Monday as school officials hope to deescalate tensions on the New York City campus after pro-Palestinian demonstrations led to mass arrests last week.
Facing ongoing campus protests over the Israel-Hamas War, Columbia University cancelled live classes Monday. That decision came as unrest began to engulf other campuses.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) condemned the “antisemitism being spewed at and around the Columbia University campus” in a statement Sunday, pointing to a number of examples of what he
A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday accused Columbia University's president of failing to protect Jewish students on campus, echoing accusations leveled against three other elite university leaders at a hearing last year that sent shockwaves through higher education.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) joined a group of Jewish Democrats in a visit to Columbia University on Monday as the school grapples with fiery pro-Palestinian protests on campus that have led to
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The White House has condemned "blatantly antisemitic" statements during ongoing student protests against the war in Gaza. As protests at Columbia University entered a fifth day, deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said students had the right to peaceful protest.
More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Wednesday on the campus of Columbia University after its president authorized New York police to clear an encampment set up by students demonstrating against Israel's actions in Gaza.
A group of pro-Palestine supporters harassed and intimidate Jewish students at Columbia University on Sunday night.
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik declared Monday that the Ivy League institution is facing a “crisis,” ordering classes to be held remotely and stepping up security over escalating anti-Israel protests that have Jewish students in fear for their safety.
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced a shift to virtual classes due to campus unrest following clashes between protesters.
Columbia University canceled in-person classes Monday and police arrested several dozen protesters at Yale University as tensions on U.S. college campuses continue to grow over the war in the Middle East.
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School officials asked police to clear an encampment a day after Columbia’s president testified before Congress about antisemitism on campus
Columbia University president Nemat “Minouche” Shafik told members of Congress Wednesday the school is doing everything it can to confront antisemitism on her campus while trying to balance free speech rights of students,
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Columbia University President Dr. Nemat Shafik told students in an overnight statement that all classes will be held virtually on Monday amid anti-Israel protests.
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Columbia University professor Shai Davidai, who has been critical of the school’s response to anti-Israel protests, said he was blocked from entering the main campus.
Columbia University’s Jewish Alumni Association has joined calls for embattled school President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of the ongoing anti-Israeli protests on campus. The
New York City police arrested 108 anti-Israel protesters on Columbia University’s campus on Thursday after the university’s president asked law enforcement to step in and break up the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.”
Anti-Israel protesters continue to hold demonstrations at Columbia University in New York City, continuing a week of chaos that started when they pitched an encampment on campus Wednesday.
A prominent rabbi for Columbia University has warned Jewish students to go home and not return to campus because of “extreme antisemitism” at the Ivy League university.
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New York City Police Department officials told reporters that Columbia University does not want NYPD on campus despite anti-Semitic protests and an anti-Israel encampment raising security concerns for Jewish students at the start of Passover.