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Columbia University lays off nearly 180 researchers due to Trump funding cuts
USA-ANTISEMITISM/COLUMBIA-FUNDING:Columbia University lays off nearly 180 researchers due to Trump funding cuts
Updated on May 06, 2025 11:33 PM IST
Reuters |
Mohsen Mahdawi sends defiant message to Trump after release from ICE detention
Mohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian Columbia University student who led anti-Israel demonstrations on campus, was released on Wednesday.
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 10:16 PM IST
US immigration release detained Palestinian student following judge's order
US immigration authorities on Wednesday released detained Palestinian Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi following a judge's order, CBS News reported.
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 08:52 PM IST
Reuters |
Suspended from Columbia, student raises $5 million for his AI cheating tool
After being suspended from Columbia for his AI cheating tool, Chungin Lee secured $5.3 million for his new startup.
Updated on Apr 23, 2025 03:29 PM IST
After Harvard rejects Trump demands, Columbia still in talks over federal funding
USA-TRUMP/UNIVERSITIES:After Harvard rejects Trump demands, Columbia still in talks over federal funding
Published on Apr 15, 2025 10:51 PM IST
Reuters |
Palestine-born Columbia university student detained at US citizenship interview
A Palestinian born in the occupied West Bank, Mohsen Mahdawi, has been a legal US permanent resident since 2015, and was set to graduate next month.
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 07:21 PM IST
AFP |
US judge allows deportation of pro-Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil
In an undated letter to the court, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that Khalil's activism could hurt Washington's foreign policy
Published on Apr 12, 2025 02:51 AM IST
Mahmoud Khalil case: When will Columbia activist be deported? Judge says…
Immigration judge Jamee E Comans on Friday ruled that pro-Palestinian student activist and former Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the US
Updated on Apr 12, 2025 04:59 AM IST
Yash Nitish Bajaj
Meet Jamee Comans, judge who allowed Mahmoud Khalil's deportation
Immigration judge Jamee Comans on Friday ruled against Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil
Updated on Apr 12, 2025 02:20 AM IST
Yash Nitish Bajaj
Columbia student fighting deportation says Trump admin lied to search her dorm
Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student and lawful resident, faces potential detention after her arrest during a protest.
Published on Apr 08, 2025 08:23 AM IST
Mahmoud Khalil accuses Columbia of laying ‘groundwork for my abduction' in op-ed
In the op-ed dictated from ICE custody, Mahmoud Khalil said that “the situation is oddly reminiscent of when I fled the brutality of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.”
Published on Apr 06, 2025 09:59 AM IST
Sumanti Sen
Columbia deploys special officers with powers to arrest amid student protests
The officers will patrol Columbia’s private buildings, gated plazas and lawns, areas usually off-limits to regular New York Police Department officers.
Updated on Apr 06, 2025 10:48 AM IST
Trump targets Harvard's funding amid campus 'anti-Semitism' row
Officials would look at $255.6 million in contracts between Harvard and the government, as well as $8.7 billion in multi-year grant commitments.
Published on Apr 01, 2025 10:12 AM IST
AFP |
Visas of 300 international students revoked, more expected: Trump admin
US has revoked over 300 international students' visas, sparking fears of more deportations. The crackdown targets students involved in campus protests.
Updated on Mar 31, 2025 02:34 PM IST
US F-1 visa holders in shock over sudden revocation notices, students panic
International students who shared, liked, or commented on "anti-national" social media posts have also come under scrutiny by the Trump administration.
Updated on Mar 30, 2025 01:24 PM IST
Amid tussle with Trump admin, Columbia university's interim president steps down
The decision comes in the backdrop of Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants and pro-Palestine student protesters, including those at the university.
Updated on Mar 29, 2025 07:16 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Asmita Ravi Shankar
‘Hope Columbia comes to its senses’: Indian PhD student feels 'betrayed'
Srinivasan is still hopeful the university will consider her appeal and reinstate her enrollment.
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 07:13 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Shivam Pratap Singh
Pro-Palestine Columbia student protester can't be detained for now, rules judge
U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald said that the government had not laid out enough facts about its claims against Yunseo Chung.
Updated on Mar 26, 2025 07:15 AM IST
AP |
Who is Yunseo Chung, Columbia student facing deportation by Trump admin?
Yunseo Chung, 21, has reportedly sued President Donald Trump and other high-ranking officials in an attempt to stop the feds from deporting her.
Published on Mar 25, 2025 01:08 PM IST
Sumanti Sen
Columbia student sues Trump admin over deportation threat for pro-Palestine view
Chung, who has been living in the US since the age of 7, has sought a court order to block Trump administration's efforts to deport pro-Palestine protesters.
Published on Mar 25, 2025 07:56 AM IST
US claims Columbia student Khalil hid working for UN's Palestinian relief agency
Khalil was a UNRWA political officer in 2023, which the Trump administration claims he did not disclose
Published on Mar 24, 2025 10:05 AM IST
US alleges Columbia student covered up his work for UNRWA
USA-TRUMP-COLUMBIA-STUDENT:US alleges Columbia student covered up his work for UNRWA
Updated on Mar 24, 2025 09:05 AM IST
Reuters |
Education secretary says Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding
Education secretary says Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding
Published on Mar 23, 2025 10:24 PM IST
AP |
Columbia University agrees to ban masks on campus after $400M funding freeze
The move has drawn attention and debate within academic circles regarding the balance between government influence and academic freedom.
Updated on Mar 22, 2025 07:52 AM IST
A judge has moved a jailed Palestinian activist's deportation fight to New Jersey
A judge has moved a jailed Palestinian activist's deportation fight to New Jersey
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 02:16 AM IST
AP |
Elon Musk endorses self-deportation app Indian student Ranjani Srinivasan used
Elon Musk took to his X profile to promote the CBP Home app assisting in self-deportation shortly after Ranjani Srinivasan relied on the feature.
Published on Mar 17, 2025 01:35 PM IST
Atmosphere seemed so volatile, dangerous: Indian PhD candidate who ‘self deported’ from US
Atmosphere seemed so volatile, dangerous: Indian PhD candidate who ‘self deported’ from US
Updated on Mar 17, 2025 11:44 AM IST
PTI |
'Atmosphere was dangerous': Ranjani Srinivasan explains why she left US
Srinivasan was a PhD scholar at Columbia University, pursuing her doctorate in urban planning.
Updated on Mar 17, 2025 11:45 AM IST
In first remarks since fleeing US, Indian student recounts 'dystopian nightmare'
Columbia University, home to numerous international students, has emerged as a key battleground in the government's push to curb campus activism.
Updated on Mar 16, 2025 06:35 PM IST
How Ranjani Srinivasan fled US as immigration agents came for her
Ranjani Srinivasan left behind her academic life at Columbia University and the life she had built since arriving in the US from India as a Fulbright scholar.
Updated on Mar 16, 2025 04:21 PM IST