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Columbia Graduation Marked by Protests, Absence of Mahmoud Khalil
NEW YORK–Columbia University’s acting president defended higher education and acknowledged the absence of Mahmoud Khalil ...
Anti-Israel protesters spark chaos outside Columbia University graduation with diploma-burning, aggressive chants
Some newly minted grads torched their diplomas in protest, loudly booing, chanting and brandishing signs denouncing Israel.
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Columbia Keeps ‘Investigating’ Student Journalists Covering Pro-Palestine Protests
Celeste Gamble was in Columbia University’s Butler Library, studying for her final exams, when about a hundred student ...
Columbia University acting president booed during graduation speech, faces chants of "free Mahmoud"
Columbia University acting President Claire Shipman was greeted with boos and chants of "free Mahmoud" as she took the ...
Columbia University prez defends ex-student Mahmoud Khalil in commencement, sparking graduates’ anger
Acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman on Wednesday bizarrely chose to stoke the flames by acknowledging ...
Columbia students boo university president at graduation over Palestinian activist arrest
Columbia students rally for peer Mahmoud Khalil, detained by ICE over pro-Palestinian activism, at the 2025 commencement ceremony.
Columbia University's acting president heckled with boos and shouts of ‘Free Mahmoud' during graduation speech
The chants were in reference to Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student who was detained in March by U.S.
Pomp and Dire Circumstances at Columbia’s Graduation
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Columbia University held graduation this week, with thousands receiving their degrees. Some ...