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Detained Columbia activist Khalil’s wife slams claims he is Hamas supporter

Noor Abdalla calls Trump administration allegations that Mahmoud Khalil supports Hamas ‘ridiculous’ and ‘disgusting’.

Al Jazeera

Education secretary says Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says Columbia University is “on the right track” to recover federal funding frozen by the Trump administration

The Independent UK

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

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Columbia gives in to Trump demands

The university has agreed to Trump's demands on campus protests, student discipline and Middle Eastern studies

Salon

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The New York university’s federal funding was revoked last month over allegations of ‘antisemitic harassment’ on campus.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

‘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

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

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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

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

"A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia"

by "Eugene Volokh, Michael C. Dorf, David Cole, and 15 other scholars."

Reason

The Trump Administration and Columbia University

A threat to academic freedom

Reason

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

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

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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

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

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

‘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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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