Ranjani Srinivasan said she hopes Columbia would take her back and her five years of PhD work won’t go to waste. Indian scholar Ranjani Srinivasan, a Columbia student, who fled to Canada to escape arrest by the feds said she still hopes she would get back to the PhD course as it is almost at […]
Columbia alumni rip their diplomas in protest against the university’s stance on the Trump administration’s crackdown on the visas of international students. Several alumni of Columbia University Saturday ripped up their diplomas instead of taking part in the annual Alumni Day celebrations denouncing the stance the university took in Donald Trump administration’s crackdown on international […]
Katrina Armstrong resigned as interim president of Columbia University, choosing to return to her role as chief executive officer of Columbia University Irving Medical Center.In a statement published on Columbia’s website on Friday, Armstrong said she was proud to have led the university during an “important and challenging time” but that her “ heart is […]
A US judge blocked the Trump government’s order to detain and deport a Columbia University student, as President Donald Trump escalated his crackdown on foreign students linked to pro-Palestinian demonstrations.At an emergency hearing held on Tuesday, Manhattan judge Naomi Buchwald issued a temporary restraining order halting the government’s efforts to locate and deport a 21 […]
Columbia student Yunseo Chung (Image Credit: X) A 21-year old Columbia University student Yunseo Chung has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to deport her despite her lawful permanent resident status.The Columbia junior is asking a judge to prevent the administration from detaining her, moving her out […]
File photo: The campus of Columbia University, in New York. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) Columbia University’s concessions to US President Donald Trump’s administration—aimed at regaining $400 million in frozen federal funding—have stunned the higher education world and kicked off a behind-the-scenes scramble among university leaders nationwide.Catch up quick President Trump vowed during his 2024 […]
Columbia University agreed to a series of policy changes after the Trump administration froze $400 million in federal funding over concerns about antisemitism on campus. These measures include a mask ban, new disciplinary protocols, and granting campus police the authority to make arrests.The Ivy League institution, which had become a focal point for violent anti-Israel […]
