Following the University’s disciplinary actions against students who participated in the pro-Palestinian demonstrations last spring, Columbia University is now under intense scrutiny. Students who occupied a school building received multiple-year suspensions, temporary level revocations, and expulsions from the school.
Those disciplined have the option to elegance, Columbia has not revealed how many students are affected. Katrina Armstrong, the interim president of Columbia, defended the decision, saying that Columbia was working with the state to address issues surrounding the protests.
The Trump administration has been under pressure to act, which has recently cut more than$ 400 million in federal funding and accuses the university of failing to address antisemitism on campus.
Some of the Columbia University students had a significant impact on how Trump’s assault on pro-Palestine protests affected them.
Ranjani SrinivasanRanjani Srinivasan, an Indian doctoral student in Urban Planning at Columbia, left the US after her visa was revoked on March 5. The Department of Homeland Security accused her of supporting Hamas, though specific details of the allegations were not disclosed. Srinivasan, a Fulbright scholar with degrees from Harvard and Columbia, used the CBP Home App to self-deport on March 11.
Mahmoud Khalil
Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student from Palestine at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, was detained by US immigration officials at his school house on March 8. Halil, a US citizen with a clean cards, actively participated in pro-Palestinian presentations on campus. His incarceration has sparked a lot of demonstrations.
Grant Miner
Just before contract negotiations between the union and the university were to begin, Grant Miner, president of the Student Workers of Columbia ( SWC ) union, was fired. After almost a year of administrative proceedings, Miner was removed without any evidence, according to SWC. Columbia’s actions have been condemned by the coalition, which describes the expulsion as an attempt to silence pupil labor organizers.
Leqaa Kordia
Leqaa Kordia, a Arab scholar at Columbia, was detained after the Department of Homeland Security claimed she overstayed her F-1 scholar card. The accusation was made just as Columbia began to take legal action against pro-Palestinian student protesters, which raises questions about the enforcement’s desires and schedule.
