The Latest Breaking News from Columbia

First Thing: Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after Columbia calls in NYPD

University’s acting president says move was necessary for safety and calls protesters’ actions ‘outrageous’. Plus, Pakistan’s PM vows to avenge India’s airstrikes

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at US’s Columbia University

Pro-Palestinian student group says it staged demonstration to protest university profiting from ‘imperialist violence’.

Al Jazeera · May 8, 2025

NYPD riot police arrest over 70 Pro-Palestine protesters occupying Columbia library

Arrests come as university negotiates with Trump administration to restores $400m in threatened funding

The Independent UK · May 8, 2025

Columbia University lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M over his antisemitism concerns

Columbia University is laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan college’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

NYPD launches probe into why it gave a Palestinian woman's sealed arrest records to ICE

Police in New York City are investigating whether the department violated policy by sharing a report with federal immigration authorities that included a Palestinian woman's sealed arrest record

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

Columbia lays off 180 staff members after Trump cuts $400 million from Ivy college’s budget

The New York City university said cuts were indicative of ‘intense’ pressure for funding it is experiencing following Trump’s federal cuts

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

Columbia, New York-Presbyterian Hospital settle hundreds of sex abuse claims involving ex-doctor

Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital have agreed to a $750 million settlement of hundreds of sexual abuse claims by patients of imprisoned former gynecologist Robert Hadden

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

Columbia University to cut 180 jobs due to federal grant revocations

White House axed grants even as college agreed to demands including ceding control of Middle East studies department

The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025

Appeals court to hear cases of 2 university students, one detained, the other recently released

A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments in the cases of a Turkish Tufts University student who's been detained by immigration authorities for six weeks and a Palestinian student at Columbia University who was recently released from detention

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

The way universities can survive the Trump era? Band together in an alliance

Nato for higher education – a mutual defense pact is a long-shot approach, but it might just convince the bully in the White House to back off

The Guardian - US · May 2, 2025