For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning
7 months, 4 weeks ago

For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I don’t really plan on being quiet about this, and I think that’s the goal of the second option,” Alvarez said. Some college leaders said calling police was the only option to end protests that stood in the way of commencement ceremonies, disrupted campus life and included instances of antisemitic signs and language. In upstate New York, the Ulster County district attorney asked judges to dismiss 129 cases stemming from arrests at the State University of New York at New Paltz. “I worked four jobs throughout my two years at Wash U to be able to afford tuition without pulling out any loans.” At Emerson College in Boston, 118 people were arrested when police were asked to enforce a city ordinance against camping on public property.

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'Not related to protests': Immigration officials on detained Minnesota university student
10 hours, 44 minutes ago

'Not related to protests': Immigration officials on detained Minnesota university student

Hindustan Times  

A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody because of a drunken driving infraction, not for being involved in protests, federal officials said Monday. related to a prior criminal history for a DUI.” News of the student's detention — and the lack of an official explanation — sparked student protests …

California international students on alert as Trump ramps up arrests of pro-Palestinian activists
4 days, 19 hours ago

California international students on alert as Trump ramps up arrests of pro-Palestinian activists

LA Times  

Ali, a UCLA student who joined pro-Palestinian protests last year, avoided arrest when riot police dismantled the school’s encampment last May. He added: “I hope at some point we run out because we have gotten rid of all of them, but we’re looking every day for these lunatics that are tearing things up.” He later clarified that it has been …

After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
2 weeks, 3 days ago

After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent

Associated Press  

In the span of a week, a hush has descended on higher education in the United States. “Many of our international students have felt afraid to come to classes and to events on campus,” said the statement signed by “The Faculty of Columbia Journalism School.” It added: “They are right to be worried.” Alarm at campuses across the country International …

After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
2 weeks, 3 days ago

After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent

New Indian Express  

In the span of a week, a hush has descended on higher education in the United States.International students and faculty have watched the growing crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University with apprehension. The elite New York City university has been the focus of the Trump administration's effort to deport foreigners who took part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at colleges last …

Arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University fuel fear among international students in US
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University fuel fear among international students in US

New Indian Express  

In the span of a week, a hush has descended on higher education in the United States. International students and faculty have watched the growing crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University with apprehension. The elite New York City university has been the focus of the Trump administration's effort to deport foreigners who took part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at colleges …

Columbia University Expels, Revokes Diplomas Of Pro-Palestine Students Over Hamilton Hall Protest
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Columbia University Expels, Revokes Diplomas Of Pro-Palestine Students Over Hamilton Hall Protest

ABP News  

Columbia University said that it has expelled some students who took over the campus building during the pro-Palestinian protest last year. In a campus-wide email, the university said that a judicial board brought a range of sanctions against students who occupied Hamilton Hall last spring to protest the war in Gaza. However, it said that the outcomes were based on …

Columbia University only expelling students on ‘severity of behaviours’
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Columbia University only expelling students on ‘severity of behaviours’

Hindustan Times  

Columbia University on Thursday overturned months of silence by taking actions against students involved in last spring’s seizure of Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestinian protests, expelling them and suspending and revoking their diplomas. Columbia did not disclose the exact number of students affected, stating that sanctions were determined based on “the severity of behaviours.” “Today, the Columbia University Judicial Board determined …

Nearly 100 Arrested In New York For Protest At Trump Tower Over Columbia Student's Arrest
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Nearly 100 Arrested In New York For Protest At Trump Tower Over Columbia Student's Arrest

ABP News  

Around 100 people were arrested in the United States after they gathered at the Trump Tower in Manhattan on Thursday to protest against the arrest of Palestinian activist and Columbia University student, Mahmoud Khalil. #WATCH | US: Protestors gathered outside Trump Tower in Manhattan to demonstrate against the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University student, Mahmoud Khalil. Trump welcomed …

Columbia University punishes pro-Palestine students who occupied building
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Columbia University punishes pro-Palestine students who occupied building

Al Jazeera  

An unknown number of Columbia students were suspended from campus, expelled or had their degrees revoked. New York’s Columbia University said it has handed down punishments to pro-Palestine student protesters who occupied a university building last year during a pro-Palestine demonstration. The punishments relate to events in April 2024, when student protesters briefly occupied Hamilton Hall during a larger series …

US arrests second student over Columbia University pro-Palestinian activism
2 weeks, 4 days ago

US arrests second student over Columbia University pro-Palestinian activism

Al Jazeera  

The Trump administration has compared student protests at the New York school to support for ‘terrorist’ activities. The administration of President Donald Trump has arrested a second student protester and set a deadline for Columbia University, one of the most prestigious campuses in the United States, to cede control of one of its academic departments. Failure to comply, the letter …

Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: Columbia University has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring and temporarily revoked the diplomas of others who have since graduated, officials said Thursday. The university said in a campus-wide email that a judicial board brought a range of sanctions against students who occupied Hamilton Hall last spring to …

Columbia University Says It Expelled Some Students Who Seized Building Last Year
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Columbia University Says It Expelled Some Students Who Seized Building Last Year

Huff Post  

Students and other protesters are in a tent camp on the campus of Columbia University in New York on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in pro-Palestinian encampments with a unified demand to end investments supporting Israel's war in Gaza. via Associated Press NEW YORK — Columbia University says it has expelled …

Federal court hearing set in Columbia student’s detainment over pro-Palestinian protests
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Federal court hearing set in Columbia student’s detainment over pro-Palestinian protests

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Manhattan federal court hearing is scheduled Wednesday in a suit challenging the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student that the Trump Administration is trying to deport over his participation in pro-Palestinian protests at the school. Immigration enforcement agents arrested Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident, in New York on Saturday and he has been …

Arrests of Columbia pro-Palestine activists will not save Israel’s image
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Arrests of Columbia pro-Palestine activists will not save Israel’s image

Al Jazeera  

In April 2024, students across the United States were mobilising to demand an end to their universities’ complicity in the genocide in Gaza. This month, Trump’s government, guided by his newly formed multi-agency Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, announced the cancellation of roughly $400m in federal grants to Columbia University over what it deemed a “failure to protect Jewish students …

US Court Pauses Deportation Of Pro-Palestine Student Protestor Arrested At Columbia
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3 weeks ago

US Court Pauses Deportation Of Pro-Palestine Student Protestor Arrested At Columbia

ABP News  

US Immigration arrested a Palestinian graduate who played a vital role in the pro-Palestinian protests at New York’s Columbia University as a part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on some anti-Israel activists on Sunday. US Department of Homeland Security agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a student at the university's School of International and Public Affairs, from his university residence on Saturday …

Trump says pro-Palestinian campus protester 'first arrest of many to come'
3 weeks ago

Trump says pro-Palestinian campus protester 'first arrest of many to come'

Raw Story  

US President Donald Trump said Monday that the detention of a leader of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University in New York is "the first arrest of many to come." The Department of Homeland Security said the action was taken "in support of President Trump's executive orders prohibiting anti-Semitism, and in coordination with the Department of State." "The government's actions are …

'First arrest of many to come': Trump confirms detention of pro-Palestinian campus protester
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'First arrest of many to come': Trump confirms detention of pro-Palestinian campus protester

Firstpost  

“Following my previously signed Executive Orders, ICE proudly apprehended and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student on the campus of Columbia University. This is the first arrest of many to come…” said Trump on Truth Social US President Donald Trump on Monday said that the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University in …

US authorities arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University
3 weeks, 1 day ago

US authorities arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University

India Today  

Agents from US President Donald Trump's administration arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last year's pro-Palestinian protests at New York's Columbia University, four fellow students said on Sunday. The student, Mahmoud Khalil at the university's School of International and Public Affairs, was arrested by US Department of Homeland Security agents at his university residence on …

Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead Columbia student protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, arrested by ICE, attorney says
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead Columbia student protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, arrested by ICE, attorney says

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge in New York has blocked any efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist at Columbia University who was arrested Saturday night, until a conference Wednesday, according to court documents. Jeenah Moon/Reuters “ICE’s arrest and detention of Mahmoud follows the US government’s open repression of student activism and political speech, …

US detains pro-Palestinian campus protest leader: union
3 weeks, 1 day ago

US detains pro-Palestinian campus protest leader: union

Raw Story  

A leader of protests at Columbia University against Israel's war in Gaza was arrested by immigration officers, a campus union said Sunday, after US President Donald Trump vowed to deport foreign pro-Palestinian student demonstrators. Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent faces in the campus's protest movement that erupted in response to Israel's conduct of the war, was arrested Saturday, …

Pro-Palestine students face crackdown at Columbia University, Donald Trump’s role questioned
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Pro-Palestine students face crackdown at Columbia University, Donald Trump’s role questioned

Hindustan Times  

Columbia University has launched a crackdown on students critical of Israel, with its newly formed Office of Institutional Equity initiating disciplinary action against several students. Maryam Alwan, who was arrested and suspended after her arrest at the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" in 2024 at New York's Columbia University in 2024 is photographed outside the campus, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Some students …

Police responding to bomb threat clear pro-Palestinian protesters occupying Barnard College library
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Police responding to bomb threat clear pro-Palestinian protesters occupying Barnard College library

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Barnard College’s library was evacuated Wednesday as police responded to a fake bomb threat during a sit-in staged by pro-Palestinian protesters. The New York Police Department said on the social platform X that the threat was reported at the upper Manhattan college’s Milstein Center, which serves as the hub for academic life on campus. “The desire of …

Pro-Palestine Columbia student arrested: Can Trump silence campus protests?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Pro-Palestine Columbia student arrested: Can Trump silence campus protests?

Al Jazeera  

A high-profile arrest and deportation move follows a funding cut for Columbia. US Ambassador-designate to the United Nations Elise Stefanik shared Trump’s remarks last week in a post on X, saying “antisemitism and anti-Israel hate will not be tolerated on American campuses”, confirming that pro-Palestinian protesters and speech critical of Israel are the targets of the president’s threat. The Department …

Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters at Barnard College amid bomb threat; several arrested
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters at Barnard College amid bomb threat; several arrested

LA Times  

Barnard College’s library was evacuated Wednesday as police responded to a fake bomb threat during a sit-in by pro-Palestinian protesters. The New York Police Department said on the social platform X that the threat was reported at the Upper Manhattan college’s Milstein Center, which serves as the hub for academic life on campus. “The desire of a few to disrupt …

US universities target pro-Palestine students with suspensions, campus bans
1 month, 1 week ago

US universities target pro-Palestine students with suspensions, campus bans

Al Jazeera  

The University of Chicago is not the only campus imposing harsh punishments on student protesters. The university also declared two tenured faculty members "personae non gratae" for joining the sit-in, which prevents them from accessing certain school buildings. "There are so many people who are saying the protests have died down, but I would say students are reacting to what …

14 students at Jamia detained for protest against disciplinary action
1 month, 2 weeks ago

14 students at Jamia detained for protest against disciplinary action

Hindustan Times  

Fourteen students from Jamia Millia Islamia were detained by the Delhi Police early on Thursday, three days into a protest against show-cause notices handed to some students by the university. Security heightened outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university on Thursday after several students staged protests and vandalised property over the varsity’s disciplinary action against two PhD scholars. The JMI administration, …

UCLA suspends Students for Justice in Palestine after vandalism at UC regent’s home
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UCLA suspends Students for Justice in Palestine after vandalism at UC regent’s home

LA Times  

Students for Justice in Palestine protest outside of UC Regent Jay Sures’ Los Angeles home on Feb. 5. The UCLA suspensions come after UC adopted “zero-tolerance” polices for code of conduct violations following unrest during spring 2024 when colleges erupted in contentious protests — and violence targeted the UCLA pro-Palestinian encampment. The activists “harassed” Sures and used “threatening messages,” Frenk …

Trump pledges to deport ‘Hamas sympathisers’ on college campuses
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2 months ago

Trump pledges to deport ‘Hamas sympathisers’ on college campuses

Al Jazeera  

United States President Donald Trump has pledged to deport foreign university students involved in pro-Palestinian protests as part of a crackdown on alleged anti-Semitism, prompting an outcry from free speech and Muslim advocacy organisations. In an executive order signed on Wednesday, Trump said the federal government would use “all available and appropriate legal tools” to prosecute and remove perpetrators of …

UC resolves federal civil rights complaints of antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias
3 months, 1 week ago

UC resolves federal civil rights complaints of antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias

LA Times  

The University of California has resolved nine federal civil rights complaints of antisemitism and bias against Muslim, Arab and pro-Palestinian students stemming from Israel-Hamas war protests at five UC campuses, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday. Violence at the UCLA encampment against Jewish, Israeli American and pro-Palestinian protesters was “of particular concern,” the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights …

Thousands less pro-Palestine protests this semester after new speech rules and encampment crackdowns
3 months, 1 week ago

Thousands less pro-Palestine protests this semester after new speech rules and encampment crackdowns

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The sharp decline in activity comes after universities …

Students stranded in war-torn Gaza protest for right to study abroad
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Students stranded in war-torn Gaza protest for right to study abroad

China Daily  

Students stranded in Gaza take part in a protest in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Nov 5, 2024. GAZA - Dozens of Palestinian students stranded in Gaza on Tuesday held a protest, calling for permission to leave the region and resume their studies abroad. The students, who have been denied travel and enrollment at universities outside …

Students stranded in war-torn Gaza protest for right to study abroad
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Students stranded in war-torn Gaza protest for right to study abroad

China Daily  

Students stranded in Gaza take part in a protest in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Nov 5, 2024. GAZA - Dozens of Palestinian students stranded in Gaza on Tuesday held a protest, calling for permission to leave the region and resume their studies abroad. The students, who have been denied travel and enrollment at universities outside …

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Storm University of Minnesota Building, Demand Divestment from Israel
5 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Storm University of Minnesota Building, Demand Divestment from Israel

Associated Press  

Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested after occupying an administrative building at the University of Minnesota. The group, which named the building 'Halimy Hall' in remembrance of a Palestinian TikTok creator, occupied the building to protest the university's political neutrality agreement with Israel and the divestment of funds from the university from Israel.

Here’s how college campuses are prepping for October 7 after Israel-Palestine turmoil interrupted last year
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Here’s how college campuses are prepping for October 7 after Israel-Palestine turmoil interrupted last year

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last week, the national organization of …

As new semester dawns, campus protesters in US face heightened restrictions
6 months, 2 weeks ago

As new semester dawns, campus protesters in US face heightened restrictions

Al Jazeera  

New York City, United States – Fall semester was meant to be the final hurdle. Only four months of classes remained before Jonas could graduate from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. But as Jonas — who asked to have his last name withheld — started his second week of class, he found himself confronting a new …

The incredible punishments being dished out to university students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The incredible punishments being dished out to university students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests

Daily Mail  

Students who took part in the pro-Palestinian protests last spring are now being punished by universities with protracted suspensions and mandatory contrition essays. Students who took part in the pro-Palestinian protests last spring are now being punished by universities with protracted suspensions and mandatory contrition essays At the University of Southern California, where demonstrators repeatedly clashed with the police, students …

As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
6 months, 3 weeks ago

As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies

The Independent  

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As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
6 months, 3 weeks ago

As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies

Associated Press  

University of Southern California law student Elizabeth Howell-Egan isn’t allowed on campus because of her role in last spring’s anti-war protests, but she is keeping up her activism. The stakes have gone up this fall for students protesting the war in Gaza, as U.S. colleges roll out new security measures and protest guidelines — all intended to avoid disruptions like …

Quashing dissent on campus is the norm
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Quashing dissent on campus is the norm

Salon  

With nearly 18 million students on U.S. college campuses this fall, defenders of the war on Gaza don’t want to hear any backtalk. Months ago, citing data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, ABC News reported that “25,000 buildings have been destroyed, 32 hospitals forced out of service, and three churches, 341 mosques and 100 universities and schools destroyed.” …

Pro-Palestinian protests resume at Columbia University as fall semester begins
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests resume at Columbia University as fall semester begins

Hindustan Times  

As Columbia University resumes classes Tuesday, students and faculty are planning, and bracing, for a resumption of the pro-Palestinian protests that convulsed the Manhattan campus at the tail end of the spring semester and touched off a wave of college demonstrations nationwide. “As long as Columbia continues to invest and to benefit from Israeli apartheid, the students will continue to …

Students kick off fall semester with protests that adhere to UC/CSU zero-tolerance bans
7 months ago

Students kick off fall semester with protests that adhere to UC/CSU zero-tolerance bans

LA Times  

With the fall semester underway, pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UC Berkeley said they will continue pressing their concerns about the war in Gaza. Students across several Bay Area universities kicked off fall semester Thursday with coordinated pro-Palestinian rallies that were impassioned in tone but adhered to the zero-tolerance regulations that the University of California and California State University systems have vowed …

US colleges revise rules over fears of more Gaza protests
7 months ago

US colleges revise rules over fears of more Gaza protests

China Daily  

By BELINDA ROBINSON in New York | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-08-29 09:51 Security workers check people's ID cards as they enter the Columbia University campus in New York, United States on Tuesday while a group called End Jew Hatred held a protest outside. Activism to go on Mahmoud Khalil, a student negotiator for the main protest movement, Columbia …

US colleges brace for possible return of war protests: USA Today
7 months ago

US colleges brace for possible return of war protests: USA Today

China Daily  

Academic workers protest at the University of California, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on May 28, 2024. NEW YORK - As the fall term gets underway at many US colleges, administrators are preparing for another possible surge in campus activism, reported USA Today on Monday, noting that the last school year ended acrimoniously as anti-war protests …

US colleges brace for possible return of war protests: USA Today
7 months ago

US colleges brace for possible return of war protests: USA Today

China Daily  

Academic workers protest at the University of California, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on May 28, 2024. NEW YORK - As the fall term gets underway at many US colleges, administrators are preparing for another possible surge in campus activism, reported USA Today on Monday, noting that the last school year ended acrimoniously as anti-war protests …

Dozens of Columbia students were arrested for protesting last school year. Most are returning this fall
7 months, 1 week ago

Dozens of Columbia students were arrested for protesting last school year. Most are returning this fall

CNN  

New York CNN — The majority of Columbia students arrested during protests over Israel’s war in Gaza will be returning to school this fall. Among the returning students include many who were arrested during protests in late April, when the university first ask law enforcement to break up university encampments, and those who later barricaded themselves inside Hamilton Hall, one …

US colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war demonstrations
7 months, 2 weeks ago

US colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war demonstrations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As students return to colleges across the United States, administrators are bracing for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza, and some schools are adopting rules to limit the kind of protests that swept campuses last spring. The University of Pennsylvania has outlined new “temporary guidelines” for student protests that include bans on encampments, overnight …

As students return, US colleges brace for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza
7 months, 2 weeks ago

As students return, US colleges brace for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At Columbia University in New York, where the wave …

With a new semester, colleges brace for more antiwar protests from students
7 months, 2 weeks ago

With a new semester, colleges brace for more antiwar protests from students

NPR  

With a new semester, colleges brace for more antiwar protests from students toggle caption John Rudoff/AFP via Getty Images To many pro-Palestinian campus activists, it was a crushing coincidence of the calendar. Sponsor Message Students here say they’re learning from their “elders” — many of whom are veterans of Vietnam-era protests, and eager to share lessons on tactics and how …

For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning
7 months, 4 weeks ago

For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning

Associated Press  

— Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of hearings: one for the misdemeanor charges she faces in court, and another for violations of the college’s conduct code. “I don’t really plan on being quiet about this, and I think that’s the goal of the second option,” Alvarez …

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