Columbia University

At Columbia, Jewish students can find belonging beyond the anti-Israel noise - opinion

The best path forward for the Jewish students on Columbia’s campus, and any other campus in the Diaspora, is simply to continue being proudly Jewish.

Students walk on campus at Columbia University during the first day of the fall semester in New York City, US, September 2, 2025
Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil attends a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the university in New York City, September 14, 2026.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to avoid re-arrest

With Israel activist and former Columbia University professor Shai Davidai, this past Feb.

Harriet Jackson finds belonging in Israel after fighting campus antisemitism

Columbia University campus, first day of 2025 fall semester, in New York City. Prof. Shai Davidai exposes Ivy League radical politics, ideological indoctrination, institutional indifference, leadership failures, and the moral unraveling of American academia.

'American Intellectual Antisemitism': Shai Davidai exposes universities’ deep-rooted antisemitism


Columbia janitors sue pro-Palestinian protesters who 'held them hostage' - report

Two university workers filed a lawsuit against over 40 students who allegedly assaulted them and called them "Jew-lovers" during last year's Hamilton Hall occupation.

 Students rally at the Columbia University campus in New York City, US, April 17, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil criticizes ICE detention in op-ed on Palestinian rights

Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University, reflects on his ICE detention and critiques America’s approach to free speech and justice in a Washington Post op-ed.

 Demonstrators attend a protest in Timers Square, following the arrest by US immigration agents of Palestinian student protester Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University, in New York City, March 15, 2025.

US claims Mohsen Mahdawi’s activism could ‘potentially undermine’ prospect of peace in Gaza

The Mahdawi memo, according to the New York Times report, describes another foreign policy goal that Rubio said the protester was undercutting: ending the war in Gaza.

 Protesters gather at a main entrance in front of Columbia University during convocation, in New York City, US, August 25, 2024

Columbia will not surrender independence in face of federal demands, acting president says

"We would reject any agreement that would require us to relinquish our independence and autonomy as an educational institution," acting president Claire Shipman said on Monday.

Students walk outside the Library of Columbia University in New York.

Columbia protest leader arrested by DHS at citizenship interview

A US District Court judge ruled Monday that Mahdawi not be removed from the United States or Vermont while the court proceeds with his petition against the arrest.

 Protesters gather at a main entrance in front of Columbia University during convocation, in New York City, US, August 25, 2024

Trump moves to place Columbia under federal oversight over antisemitism allegations

This comes after the university pledged to address Trump's concerns over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests, which led to the administration cutting $400 million in grants.

Columbia student demonstrators chain themselves to the gates of St. Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University to denounce the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil in New York City, US, April 2, 2025.

US immigration judge allows deportation case against Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil to proceed

This comes after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Khalil's “otherwise lawful” views conflict with the Trump administration's policy on antisemitism.

Demonstrators attend a protest in support of Mahmoud Khalil outside the court in Newark, New Jersey on March 28, 2025

Government given one day to produce evidence for deporting Columbia University protester Khalil

"If he's not removable, I'm going to be terminating this case on Friday," Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans said.

 A PROTEST takes place following the arrest by US immigration agents of Mahmoud Khalil, at Columbia University, in New York City.

Fake rabbi appointed head of Colombia Religious Affairs bought title online

Rabbi Dr. Richard Gamboa Ben-Eleazar regularly takes to social media to denounce Zionist Jews as "Nazis" and "false Jews."

 Certificate of ordination of "Rabbi" Richard Gamboa Ben-Eleazar

Four Columbia students lose visas, join over 50 across US in crackdown

Columbia said that it had learned that four current international students had their visas revoked during a review of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) database.

 People take part in a protest outside Columbia University following the school's concessions ot the Trump administration over pro-Palestinian protests, March 24, 2025 in New York City. (Kena Betancur/VIEWpress via Getty Images)