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Linda McMahon, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Education, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing in Washington

Education Secretary Says Columbia University’s Changes Put It on Track To Recover Funding

Some faculty and free speech groups accused the university of caving to President Donald Trump’s largely unprecedented intrusion on academic freedom.

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Under Pressure From Trump, Columbia Plans Its Next Move With Other Colleges Watching

The Trump administration is acting quickly to make an example of Columbia as it demands stronger action against allegations of anti-Jewish bias on college campuses.

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Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City

Federal Judge Transfers Columbia Student Activist’s Case to New Jersey

Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan called the legal challenge an “exceptional case” in need of “careful judicial review.”

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The Justice Department Is Investigating Whether Columbia University Hid Students Sought by the US

Columbia University’s campus has been in crisis since the arrest Saturday of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist.

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Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City

Columbia University Student and the US Government Spar Over His Detention in Louisiana

In court papers over the weekend, lawyers for the Justice Department also blamed his move on overcrowded facilities in the Northeast.

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Columbia University students stage a walk-out protest condemning ICE agensts on campus and for release of Mahmoud Khalil in New York

Government Asks That Detained Columbia Student’s Legal Fight Be Moved to New Jersey or Louisiana

His lawyers argued that he engaged in protected free speech and that the government is illegally retaliating against him over it.

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Rally in support of Palestinians amid the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in New York

White House Pressures Columbia University as It Seeks To Deport Pro-Palestinian Activists

Columbia had been given names and was refusing to help the Department of Homeland Security “to identify those individuals on campus.”

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Court hearing following the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, in Manhattan, New York City

Trump Campaigned as a Protector of Free Speech. Critics Say His Actions as President Threaten It

But First Amendment advocates say they’ve never seen freedom of speech under attack the way it has been in Trump’s second term.

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