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Campus crackdown: US education department threatens Columbia University’s accreditation; cites antisemitism concerns

Columbia University campus (File photo) The US administration led by President Donald Trump has intensified its conflict with Columbia University, stating that the institution fails to meet accreditation criteria due to inadequate protection of Jewish students.“After Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel, Columbia University’s leadership acted with deliberate indifference towards the harassment of […]

Did Harvard University reject Barron Trump? What US First Lady Melania Trump said

Did Harvard reject Barron Trump? Here’s what First Lady Melania Trump said Did Barron Trump apply to Harvard and get rejected? That’s the question swirling across social media amid political tensions between the US President Donald Trump’s administration and elite universities.However, First Lady Melania Trump refuted speculation that her son, Barron Trump, had applied to […]

Trump vs. Harvard: No more foreign students?

Harvard University And Donald Trump (AP) Founded in 1636, Harvard University is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world. It has produced many Nobel laureates and eight US presidents. However, the current US president, Donald Trump, has declared Harvard “a JOKE” — one he doesn’t find funny. According to Trump, the university […]

Police clash with Brooklyn College protesters after pro-Palestinian rally

Image used for representative purposes A pro-Palestinian rally at Brooklyn College erupted in chaos Thursday, with demonstrators and police engaging in physical altercations, several people being held and one officer firing a Taser to subdue a man in the crowd.The unruly scene followed the arrests of 80 people Wednesday after pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied a part […]

Pro-Palestinian students occupy Columbia University library, reviving campus movement amid federal scrutiny

Tensions at Columbia University reignited on Wednesday when dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters entered the main library and staged a sit-in, disrupting student preparations for final exams. The demonstrators, many wearing masks and kaffiyehs, moved into the second floor of Butler Library shortly after 3 p.m., hanging banners and chanting slogans. They renamed the space “the […]

Columbia, New York-Presbyterian Hospital settle hundreds of sex abuse claims involving ex-doctor

Representative Image (AI-generated) Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital have agreed to a $750 million settlement of hundreds of sexual abuse claims by patients of disgraced and imprisoned former gynecologist Robert Hadden, bringing total legal payouts in civil cases involving the ex-doctor to over $1 billion, according to the plaintiffs’ lawyer. Hadden, now 66, was […]

Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi says he was trapped by ICE agents, but it was not surprising; ‘Who will be next?’

Mohsen Mahdawi says he wants to be a US citizen as he values the democratic principles. Columbia student of Palestinian origin Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by the ICE agents when he went for his citizenship interview, said he knew he was trapped for the arrest and it was not surprising at all. After his […]

Former Columbia professor declines to call on Hamas to free hostages, netizens react

In panel discussion, Journalist Piers Morgan (Extreme left) asking former Columbia professor Ahmed Eldin(Second from right) Columbia University seems to have become the new target for the Trump administration, which has accused it of anti-Semitism on college campuses. And now, the former professor Ahmed Eldin‘s statement has put Columbia University in danger. Responding to a […]

Justice Dept.’s Criminal Inquiry of Columbia Protesters Raised Alarms Internally

In an unusual move, Mr. Bove insisted that the prosecutors appeal the ruling to a district court judge, these people said. After weighing the request, Judge John G. Koeltl of Federal District Court of the Southern District of New York instructed the chief magistrate judge, Sarah Netburn, to reconsider the application, the people said. But […]

Who is Mohsen Mahdawi? A Columbia University student arrested by Trump administration is freed

A Columbia University student, Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by masked immigration agents after a naturalisation interview in Vermont, has been freed from detention while his case continues. On Wednesday, US District Judge Geoffrey Crawford stated that Mahdawi’s two-week detention “so far demonstrates great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime.”Mahdawi’s […]