The Latest Breaking News from Columbia University

Does Columbia still merit the name of a university?

Columbia has long been run more as a business empire than as an educational institution. Now it’s acting like Vichy on the Hudson

The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2025

Korean American sues Trump admin to stop deportation over campus activism

Yunseo Chung, 21, moved to the US when she was seven and now faces deportation over activism at Columbia University.

Al Jazeera · Mar 25, 2025

Columbia student protester sues Trump administration for trying to deport her

Yunseo Chung, who partook in university’s pro-Palestinian protests, called government’s actions ‘shocking overreach’

The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2025

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The New York university’s federal funding was revoked last month over allegations of ‘antisemitic harassment’ on campus.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 · Mar 22, 2025

Trump news at a glance: Musk is denied look at China war plans and more visitors are refused entry to US

530,000 to lose legal immigration status; teachers sue over Department of Education shutdown – key US politics stories from Friday at a glance

The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2025

Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes

Columbia University agreed to implement a suite of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

Detained Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil appears in immigration case

Detained Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil has appeared briefly in immigration court at a remote Louisiana detention center

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

Georgetown researcher arrest escalates Trump speech crackdown, scholars say

Georgetown fellow Badar Khan Suri, an Indian citizen, was targeted over his personal views on Palestine, supporters say.

Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025

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 · Mar 20, 2025

"A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia"

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

Reason · Mar 20, 2025