The Latest Breaking News from Columbia

Two leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern studies center to step down

Departures of Cemal Kafadar and Rosie Bsheer are seen by critics as ‘shameful attempt’ by school to appease Trump

The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2025

Dueling documentaries chart the chaotic aftermath of October 7 at U.S. universities - and they don’t agree on much

ANALYSIS: I’ve spent the last two years reporting on the campus protests. Here’s what two recent documentaries about the crisis get right — and the details they overlook, writes Josh Marcus

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025

When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed

US academics, fearing persecution by their own government, are becoming ideological refugees. Europe, and Britain, must offer them sanctuary

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025

Columbia President Katrina Armstrong steps down amid Trump threats, marking second shake-up since 2024

The University remains in negotiations with Trump administration over restoring access to $400 million in federal funds

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025

Columbia University's interim president steps down and returns to former post

Columbia University's interim president Katrina Armstrong has resigned, returning to her post running the New York school's medical center

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025

The US government is effectively kidnapping people for opposing genocide

Rumeysa Ozturk, a visa holder, was snatched off the streets by Ice agents and sent to a detention center 1,000 miles away for opposing war crimes in Gaza

The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2025

At a glance: Who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters

Supporters of Palestinian causes with ties to American universities have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

Colleges rely on federal research funding. Under Trump, its future is in doubt

After decades of partnership with the U.S. government, American colleges are facing new doubts about the future of their federal funding

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers to appear in New Jersey court over jurisdiction of Columbia activist's case

Lawyers for a Columbia University graduate student who has become the face of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on campus protests against Israel are expected to appear before a judge in Newark, New Jersey

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

Professor Studying Fascism Worries of US Shifting Toward 'Dictatorship' as He Leaves for Canada

An Ivy League professor studying fascism has opted to leave the U.S. over concerns that the country is turning into a "fascist dictatorship."

Latin Times · Mar 27, 2025