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Columbia University expels anti-Israel students for last year’s building takeover

Jewish campus leaders and activists react to Columbia University's disciplinary actions

March 14, 2025 15:49
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A pro-Palestinian protestor shouts slogans during a protest outside Columbia University (Picture: Getty)
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Columbia University in New York City announced on Thursday that it had expelled, suspended and revoked the degrees of student activists involved in the takeover of a campus building last spring during heated anti-Israel protests.

The punishments came as the university faced increasing federal scrutiny, including the detention of campus activist Mahmoud Khalil and the Trump administration’s decision to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in funding over allegations of antisemitism.

The university’s judicial board issued “multi-year suspensions, temporary degree revocations, and expulsions” in response to the occupation of Hamilton Hall, Columbia said in a statement.

It was “committed to enforcing the university’s rules and policies and improving our disciplinary processes,” it added.