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Mapping the impact of climate change on global displacement
1 month ago

Mapping the impact of climate change on global displacement

Al Jazeera  

As the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference concludes in Baku, Azerbaijan, global commitments to address climate change are once again being confronted with the stark realities on the ground of widespread weather-related displacement. “It is expected that the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance will grow exponentially in countries vulnerable to climate change,” the Norwegian Refugee Council’s …

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Vietnam vet slams young Americans who dismiss Veterans Day as 'glorifying war'
1 month, 1 week ago

Vietnam vet slams young Americans who dismiss Veterans Day as 'glorifying war'

Daily Mail  

A Vietnam veteran once awarded the Bronze Star for Valor has criticized younger people for dismissing Veterans Day as pro-war. Pictured, Students protest against the war in Gaza on the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel last month It comes amid a planned anti-Veteran's Day protest at New York's Columbia University that states 'the American war machine should not …

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Columbia University to pay ₹3 cr to Jewish student who used ‘fart spray’ at pro-Palestine rally. Here’s what happened
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Columbia University to pay ₹3 cr to Jewish student who used ‘fart spray’ at pro-Palestine rally. Here’s what happened

Live Mint  

In a resounding victory for a Jewish student who was wrongfully suspended, Columbia University will pay $395,000 as a settlement amount, reported the Guardian. The development comes months after Columbia University and the New York Police Department levelled hate crime allegations against the Jewish student. Here's what happened During an on-campus protest against the Gaza war, where around 100 student …

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US marks anniversary of Oct 7 attacks amid protests
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US marks anniversary of Oct 7 attacks amid protests

China Daily  

By BELINDA ROBINSON in New York | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-10-08 14:23 Pro-Palestinian supporters hold a candlelight vigil on the first anniversary of the attack by Hamas on Israel in Dearborn, Michigan, US, October 7, 2024. Thousands of Pro-Palestinian protesters including students from Columbia University and City University of New York and more than a dozen other New York universities …

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Pro-Palestinian protests resume at Columbia University as fall semester begins
3 months, 2 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 …

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Jewish students at Columbia faced hostile environment during pro-Palestinian protests, report finds
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jewish students at Columbia faced hostile environment during pro-Palestinian protests, report finds

Hindustan Times  

Jews and Israelis at Columbia University were ostracized from student groups, humiliated in classrooms and subjected to verbal abuse as pro-Palestinian demonstrations shook the campus last year, and their complaints were often downplayed or ignored by school officials and faculty, the university's task force on antisemitism said in a report released Friday. Jewish students at Columbia faced hostile environment during …

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US colleges revise rules over fears of more Gaza protests
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US colleges revise rules over fears of more Gaza protests

China Daily  

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 University's Apartheid Divest, said students "will continue their activism and actions until Columbia divests …

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US colleges revise rules over fears of more Gaza protests
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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University president resigns amid criticisms
4 months ago

University president resigns amid criticisms

China Daily  

President of Columbia University Dr. Nemat Shafik in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2024. Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned after a brief tenure following criticisms over how she handled a series of raucous pro-Palestinian student protests on the Ivy League school's campus. Shafik's resignation on Wednesday came a few months after students created a makeshift tent community in …

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Columbia’s President resigns after months of turmoil punctuated by clashes over Israel-Hamas war
4 months, 1 week ago

Columbia’s President resigns after months of turmoil punctuated by clashes over Israel-Hamas war

The Hindu  

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university face heavy scrutiny for her handling of protests and campus divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. “Over the summer, I have been able to reflect and have decided that my moving on at this point would best enable Columbia …

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Columbia University president resigns amid tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict
4 months, 1 week ago

Columbia University president resigns amid tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict

China Daily  

President of Columbia University Dr. Nemat Shafik in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2024. NEW YORK - Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced her resignation Wednesday amid continuous tensions arising over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Shafik's resignation took effect on Wednesday and Katrina Armstrong, CEO of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, will serve as interim president. As a British-American academic and …

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‘Vindicated’: Columbia University’s Gaza protesters react as Shafik resigns
4 months, 1 week ago

‘Vindicated’: Columbia University’s Gaza protesters react as Shafik resigns

Al Jazeera  

Faculty and student protesters hope for a new approach after the president of the US university steps down — but fear more of the same. It was an abrupt departure for one of the Ivy League’s most embattled leaders: On Wednesday evening, Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik announced she would resign, effective immediately. Columbia’s students first erected a “Gaza …

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Columbia University president resigns amid tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict
4 months, 1 week ago

Columbia University president resigns amid tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-15 16:37 President of Columbia University Dr. Nemat Shafik in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2024. NEW YORK - Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced her resignation Wednesday amid continuous tensions arising over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Shafik's resignation took effect on Wednesday and Katrina Armstrong, CEO of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, will serve as interim president. …

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Columbia President Minouche Shafik steps down months after protests over Israel-Hamas war gripped campus
4 months, 1 week ago

Columbia President Minouche Shafik steps down months after protests over Israel-Hamas war gripped campus

CNN  

CNN — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is stepping down months after protests over the Israel-Hamas war gripped the campus, Shafik announced in a letter sent Wednesday to the Columbia community. “The familiar excitement and promise of a new academic year are informed this year by the presence of change and continuing concerns, but also by the immense opportunity to …

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Columbia University president resigns after turmoil, clashes over Israel-Hamas war
4 months, 1 week ago

Columbia University president resigns after turmoil, clashes over Israel-Hamas war

LA Times  

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university face heavy scrutiny for her handling of protests and campus divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. “Over the summer, I have been able to reflect and have decided that my moving on at this point would best enable Columbia …

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'Dream come true' drug extends women's fertility by five years... and it's already available on the NHS
5 months ago

'Dream come true' drug extends women's fertility by five years... and it's already available on the NHS

Daily Mail  

A drug that could extend women's fertility by five years by slowing down the rate at which the ovaries age has been hailed as 'a dream come true' by experts. Early results have suggested it was realistic to hope the drug could decrease ovary ageing by 20 per cent without women experiencing any of the 44 side-effects rapamycin can have, …

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3 Columbia University officials lose posts over texts that ‘touched on ancient antisemitic tropes’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

3 Columbia University officials lose posts over texts that ‘touched on ancient antisemitic tropes’

LA Times  

People listen to a speaker at a pro-Palestinian encampment calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza in April at Columbia University. Columbia University said Monday that it has removed three administrators from their positions and will keep them on leave indefinitely after finding that text messages they exchanged during a campus discussion about Jewish life “disturbingly touched on ancient antisemitic …

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The Antisemitism Driving Evangelical Support For Israel
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Antisemitism Driving Evangelical Support For Israel

Huff Post  

As Israel’s siege of Gaza raged on in March, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made time for a meeting in Jerusalem with a delegation led by Mario Bramnick, a Florida-based pastor with close ties to former President Donald Trump who has become a leading figure in a theocratic movement dedicated to bringing forth the end of the world. “They want to …

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Prosecutors drop most charges against student protesters who occupied Columbia University building
6 months ago

Prosecutors drop most charges against student protesters who occupied Columbia University building

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Dozens of Columbia University students who were arrested for occupying a campus building as part of a pro-Palestinian protest will have their criminal charges dropped, prosecutors said. At a court hearing Thursday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said it would not pursue criminal charges for 31 of the 46 people initially arrested on trespassing charges inside the …

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Judge dismisses criminal trespass cases against pro-Palestinian protesters arrested inside Columbia University building
6 months ago

Judge dismisses criminal trespass cases against pro-Palestinian protesters arrested inside Columbia University building

CNN  

CNN — A New York judge on Thursday dismissed trespassing cases against 30 individuals who were among the dozens arrested inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall during a pro-Palestinian protest in April, with prosecutors citing a lack of evidence. “At the time of the charged conduct, the defendants were either staff employed by, or students enrolled in, Columbia University, and are …

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How student activism shapes the struggle for a better world
6 months, 3 weeks ago

How student activism shapes the struggle for a better world

Salon  

I’ve spent most of my life as an advocate for a more peaceful world. The September 1973 coup that overthrew the democratically elected socialist government of Chile’s Salvador Allende and the ongoing repression of the Black population in apartheid South Africa had sparked a new round of student activism. Ten years later, a student divestment movement finally succeeded, and Columbia …

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International students risk immigration status to engage in Gaza protests
7 months ago

International students risk immigration status to engage in Gaza protests

Al Jazeera  

Reliant on visas to remain in the US, foreign students face heightened consequences for involvement in campus protests. “I considered the encampment to be ‘high risk’.” He instead opted to be a lead negotiator for Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a student group pushing school administrators to sever ties with Israel and groups engaged in abuses against Palestinians. “It was ridiculous …

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California university will heed student call to boycott Israel institutions
7 months, 1 week ago

California university will heed student call to boycott Israel institutions

Al Jazeera  

Calls to boycott Israeli academic institutions have been a consistent demand of protesters against Israel’s war in Gaza. Sonoma State University, a public school in northern California, has said that it will not enter partnerships with Israeli universities, heeding a call from pro-Palestine student groups pushing to boycott Israeli companies and institutions amid the war in Gaza. In Texas, for …

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Columbia University student's mic ‘cut-off’ during anti-Israel rant at commencement ceremony
7 months, 1 week ago

Columbia University student's mic ‘cut-off’ during anti-Israel rant at commencement ceremony

Hindustan Times  

During the commencement ceremony at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, a student named Saham David Ahmed Ali began delivering a speech critical of Israel. Columbia University grad was slamming college's silence over the ongoing Israel strikes on Gaza as her mic suddenly cut out. The incident comes days after a Columbia University student torn apart her diploma handed …

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