Columbia University professors voice fear of academic freedom as school year begins
Protests kicked off the first day of classes at Columbia University on Tuesday.
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Protests kicked off the first day of classes at Columbia University on Tuesday.
There are concerns about how the recent settlement between Columbia University and the Trump administration could impact dozens of other schools under investigation for antisemitism on campus.
Columbia settled over allegations it didn't do enough to stop antisemitism on campus, but the university still denies any wrongdoing. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner has the latest.
The university is offering more than $200 million in exchange for the $400 million pulled from research funding.
Columbia University will pay a $200 million settlement to the federal government as part of an agreement to resolve investigations into alleged violations of anti-discrimination laws.
Columbia University will pay $200 million to the federal government in its settlement with the Trump administration over the school's handling of allegations of antisemitism on campus. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman has been following this story since the beginning.
Columbia University will pay a $200 million settlement to the federal government as part of an agreement to resolve investigations into alleged violations of anti-discrimination laws.
Columbia University is coming down hard on pro-Palestinian students who took part in a recent takeover of Butler Library, the school announced on Tuesday.
Dozens of Columbia University students are suspended, some even expelled, for taking part in campus protests. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman has been covering the Ivy League demonstrations and has reaction.
Sources tell CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner more than 70 individuals were disciplined for taking part in the Butler Library takeover in May, and last year's alumni weekend tent encampment.
The move comes as Columbia works to restore more than $400 million in frozen federal funding.
A member of Columbia University's Board of Trustees is calling on the school to comply with the Trump administration's demands regarding alleged antisemitism on campus.
This comes on the heels of the Education Department claiming the university had violated antidiscrimination laws.
A letter from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to Columbia Acting President Claire Shipman serves to "warn the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy" because of "insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance" with MSCHE's standards on ethics and integrity.
Columbia University said Tuesday an outage that impacted its IT systems on campus last week was the result of a hacker.
The spokesperson said the outage did not impact clinical operations at Columbia University's Irving Medical Center.
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil returned to Columbia University on Sunday, a day after he was released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention.
A federal judge released him Friday after he spent more than 100 days in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro reports.
Khalil, who was freed from ICE detention on Saturday, spoke to his supporters Sunday outside the Morningside Heights campus, where he was the face of demonstrations last year. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
Richard Nephew, senior research scholar at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, was director for Iranian Affairs during the Obama administration.
Mahmoud Khalil arrived at Newark Airport after a federal judge ordered his release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Louisiana.
Mahmoud Khalil arrived at Newark Liberty Airport after a federal judge ordered his release from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana.
Mahmoud Khalil exited an ICE facility late Friday, after months in detention.
A judge ordered federal immigration officials to free Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil from custody. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
A federal judge in New Jersey on Friday ordered that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil must be released from detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as his immigration proceedings play out.
