Columbia should have said ‘see you in court’, not ‘yes, Mr President’ Institutions must resist thuggish bullying. There is no satisfying Trump. He will move the goalposts again and again The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2025
Columbia gives in to Trump demands The university has agreed to Trump's demands on campus protests, student discipline and Middle Eastern studies Salon · Mar 22, 2025
How Columbia gave in to Trump’s demands to get its $400m funding back The New York university’s federal funding was revoked last month over allegations of ‘antisemitic harassment’ on campus. Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2025
‘This shouldn’t happen in a democracy’: Trump tries to arrest academic suing administration over antisemitism executive order A Cornell student asked a federal court for protection from deportation while he challenged a Trump administration policy on foreign student protest. Two days later, he got an email saying Immigration and Customs Enforcement wanted to arrest him reports Josh Marcus The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025
Columbia agrees to Trump demands on campus antisemitism to win back $400 million federal funding School reportedly agreed to stepped-up police power over students, banning masks, and reorganizing a major department The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025
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Judge tells Columbia and Barnard to refrain from turning over student disciplinary records for now A federal judge has ordered Columbia University and Barnard College to refrain from complying with a Republican-led House committee’s demand for student disciplinary records, at least until he holds a hearing next week on a request by Mahmoud Khalil and other students for a temporary restraining order The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
A March Madness trip: Behind-the-scenes with Columbia as the Lions make their way to the Big Dance A year after earning the first NCAA bid in school history, the Columbia women's basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
"A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia" by "Eugene Volokh, Michael C. Dorf, David Cole, and 15 other scholars." Reason · Mar 20, 2025
US universities face choice to surrender or fight back against Trump’s ‘takeover’ ‘Extraordinary fear’ takes hold at universities as Trump campaign threatens investigations or loss of federal funds The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2025
March Madness offers same perks for South Carolina and Columbia. That includes new money for women The Columbia women’s basketball team plays in an intimate 2,700-set gym nestled in Manhattan that is nowhere to be found on the national sports landscape The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Trump administration is seeking to deport Indian academic at Georgetown as part of State Department crackdown ‘We have not received a reason for his detention,” university said The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Columbia has a day to decide: Agree to Trump demands in antisemitism fight or lose $400 million Academics around the country are watching the case of the Ivy League school, as Trump administration threatens sweeping consequences against universities over alleged antisemitism The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025 The Latest: DOGE official to take USAID leadership role despite department helping to dismantle it According to an email obtained by The Associated Press, a senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, giving DOGE direct authority over an agency it has worked to dismantle
The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025 ‘I could be next’: international students at Columbia University feel ‘targeted’ after Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest For students who aren’t US citizens, a new reality includes feelings of surveillance, fears of being arrested and reluctance to visit family
The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025 Judge orders Mahmoud Khalil case to be moved from Louisiana to New Jersey New York judge denies Trump administration attempt to dismiss legal challenge and rules on jurisdiction
Euronews · Mar 19, 2025 Detained Columbia University student calls arrest ‘anti-Palestinian racism’ Khalil was arrested on 8 March for his role in campus protests against Israel and was later transferred from New York to Louisiana, a move his lawyers argue was politically motivated.
The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025 The far-right’s pretend fight against antisemitism is a perfect political strategy The far-right has found in its pretend fight against antisemitism a way to divide progressives while at the same time clobbering them
Sports Illustrated · Mar 18, 2025 Men’s Hoops Coaching Carousel: Indiana Hires Darian DeVries, Latest on Top Open Jobs Iowa also had interest in the West Virginia coach, while Virginia’s search nears conclusion with VCU’s Ryan Odom as the top candidate.
The Guardian - US · Mar 18, 2025 Academic freedom in America needs to be defended. Here’s how To begin with, universities should not be intimidated by the claim that public opinion is turning against them. That’s not necessarily true
Salon · Mar 18, 2025 It won't end with Mahmoud Khalil "Secret police abducting people in the middle of the night is never a good sign for any minority," one student said
International Business Times · Mar 18, 2025 Trump Treatment Of Columbia Puts US Universities On Edge Hit by massive funding cuts and a crackdown on student protesters, Columbia University is under fire from US President Donald Trump, putting the world of higher education on tenterhooks.
The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2025 Trump is setting the US on a path to educational authoritarianism While we watch students getting handcuffed, vague new guidelines create a culture of fear over teaching our history
The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025 The Justice Department and FBI announce a new task force to target Hamas over Oct. 7 attack The Justice Department has announced the creation of a task force to investigate Hamas for its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel as well as potential civil rights violations and acts of antisemitism by anyone supporting the militant group