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Columbia settles! Elite school caves in deal w/ student who sued over safety amid Gaza protests
Jessica Burbank and Amber Duke react news that a Columbia University student successfully sued the school for not providing an adequate and safe environment for students during the pro-Palestine protests on campus.
Fearful Columbia students who felt ‘intimidated’ by anti-Israel protests to get ‘safety escorts’ as part of lawsuit settlement
In April, the student filed a lawsuit saying her education had been disrupted by a hostile environment on campus when anti-Israel protesters put up encampments on Columbia’s lawns. According to the filing against university trustees, Jewish students have been physically attacked and targeted by pro-Hamas hate speech.
Columbia settles lawsuit with Jewish student in wake of protests
Columbia University officials settled a lawsuit on Tuesday with a Jewish student, pledging to provide safe passage and dialogue in the wake of intense pro-Palestinian protests.
Columbia University and a Jewish student agree on a settlement that imposes more safety measures
Columbia University has agreed to take additional steps to make its students feel secure on campus. It is part of a settlement reached Tuesday with a Jewish student who had sought a court order requiring the Ivy League school provide safe access to the campus.
Embattled Columbia University Agrees to New Safety Measures for Jewish Students on Campus
We’re looking forward to the next phase, which is helping the Columbia community (and we hope universities more broadly) return to real,
Columbia University settles lawsuit over campus safety amid protests
Columbia University will provide safety escorts and take other steps to protect its students, to settle a lawsuit claiming its campus had become unsafe during recent pro-Palestinian protests.
Columbia University, Epicenter of Gaza Protests, Launches New Revolt
Roughly 100 Columbia University students and alumni launched a “Revolt for Rafah” encampment on Friday night. Student protesters say their protest is a direct response to the Rafah massacre and a recent Washington Post article exposing a group of wealthy elites who used their power to influence New York City Mayor Eric Adams into using the police to quash student protests at Columbia University in April.
Columbia University settles lawsuit with Jewish student over unsafe campus
Columbia University agreed to increase safety measures in a Tuesday lawsuit settlement with a Jewish student who felt threatened and their education disrupted by campus protests earlier this year. Why it matters: The settlement is one of the first legal agreements the university has made as related to campus protests as it faces investigation over alleged antisemitic and anti-Palestinian discrimination.
Columbia University agrees to do more to protect students in settlement with Jewish student
Columbia University has agreed to impose more safety measures for students after settling a lawsuit with a an anonymous Jewish student following campus protests.
Columbia University settles lawsuit over unsafe environment amid campus protests
Columbia University settled a lawsuit brought by a Jewish student alleging that the school did not provide “a safe educational environment” for students during recent pro-Palestinian protests at the school.
Columbia settles suit with Jewish student over encampments, promising additional security
Columbia University has settled a lawsuit brought against it by a Jewish student alleging a hostile environment as a result of the pro-Palestinian encampment movement. The settlement is a
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In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next.
Columbia University’s graduating class of 1968 was no stranger to protests. The college years of its student body were marked by the anti-Vietnam War movement and the fight for civil rights.
Columbia University to Hire 'Safe Passage Liaison'
This is the first time a university has negotiated with the students who’ve been pushed off campus by extreme protesters,” ...
Campus protests haven't stopped as schools clear out for the summer
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'Proud to call them my classmates': Pro-Palestinian Columbia alumni boycott reunions
The student coalition Columbia University Apartheid Divest, which helps organize pro-Palestinian protests, also did not ...
Students Want Charges Dropped. What Is the Right Price for Protests?
At pro-Palestinian demonstrations, students have broken codes of conduct and, sometimes, the law. But the question of whether ...
Columbia University alumnus snubs alma mater, donates $260M to Israeli university
It’s a smack in the face of Columbia. It’s just the beginning,” Hank Sheinkopf, a longtime political consultant and ...
Tent encampment back on Columbia campus during alumni weekend, weeks after NYPD takedown
Pro-Palestinian protesters returned to Columbia University’s campus on Friday evening to retake the school’s South Lawn just ...
New anti-Israel encampment forms at Columbia University as school initiates ‘dialogue’ with student leaders
Columbia University has allowed another anti-Israel encampment to form on campus. This comes after the NYPD had to be called ...