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Protests, Police, and Politics at Columbia University Take the National Spotlight Again: What to Know
New York police intervened after pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied the university’s main library Wednesday evening.
2 officers hurt in 'crowd surge' during Columbia University library protest, school says
Two security officers were hurt in a "crowd surge" during a protest at a library on the campus of Columbia University in New ...
A Year Ago, Columbia Security Was Hands-Off at a Protest. Not This Time.
When demonstrators occupied the university’s main library on Wednesday, campus security forces intervened aggressively. The ...
Columbia faculty rights group condemns university's handling of library takeover: 'Authoritarian ethos'
A faculty rights group at Columbia University condemned the administration for calling the NYPD to gain control over an anti-Israel protest at the campus library.
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65 Columbia students suspended for pro-Palestinian library protest
A Columbia official said more than 65 Columbia students were placed on “interim suspension pending further investigation.” A ...
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To Suppress the Latest Protest, Columbia Unveils a Violent New Form of Campus Policing
Protestors rechristened the Lawrence A. Wien Reading Room “Basel Al-Araj Popular University” in honor of the late Palestinian ...
Freed Palestinian student accuses Columbia University of inciting violence
A Palestinian student arrested as he was about to finalize his U.S. citizenship is accusing Columbia University of eroding ...