13 h. ago Colleges rely on federal research funding. Under Trump, its future is in doubt

After decades of partnership with the U.S. government, American colleges are facing new doubts about the future of their federal funding

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48 h. ago Black women's hair products are in the safety spotlight. Here's what to know

Black women around the world spend hours at a time getting synthetic braids but are wondering if the convenience and fashion benefits are outweighed by potential health hazards

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55 h. ago Don’t just blame Trump – Democrats paved the way for this campus crackdown | Musa al

Both parties are responsible for the mess facing Columbia and other institutions. It’s time for their leaders to take a standDonald Trump trying to cow higher education institutions into submission using the power of the purse. The administration has withheld $400m in federal funds from Columbia University and has vowed to remove even more if its demands are not met.Columbia has an endowment of $14.8bn and an annual operating budget of $6.6bn. The cuts amount to roughly 6% of its annual budget – a non-trivial share. In order to keep it, Columbia was instructed to adopt a number of illiberal measures: it must put its Middle East, South Asia and Africa Studies department into academic receivership; change its admissions policies to reduce admits of people from those regions and admit more Jewish students;and grant campus police more power to surveil, detain and remove people from campus without following the usual due process. It must accept permanently heightened restrictions on camp...

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61 h. ago Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding cut

Researchers at Columbia University remain in limbo after the Ivy League institution bowed to the Trump administration’s demands for unprecedented changes in a bid to restore some $400 million in federal funds cut

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66 h. ago Judge rules Columbia protester can’t be detained as she fights deportation

White House blocked from deporting Yunseo Chung, green card holder and student who sued Trump administrationA federal judge in Manhattan blocked immigration officials from detaining Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student and legal permanent resident the Trump administration is trying to deport for taking part in Gaza solidarity protests.The 21-year-old green card holder, who has lived in the US since she was seven years old, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, arguing the government is “attempting to use immigration enforcement as a bludgeon to suppress speech that they dislike”. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Tensions bubble on elite college campus as students fume over Trump's free speech move

On the already tense Upper West Side campus, discomfort is simmering. After over a year of protests, the young students are incandescent with renewed rage.

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68 h. ago Columbia student protester can't be detained for now as she fights deportation, judge rules

A federal judge New York has ruled that a Columbia University student who is facing potential deportation for participating in a pro-Palestinian protest cannot be detained by immigration officials for now

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69 h. ago Professors sue Trump administration over Columbia University overhaul

Legal challenge reflects concerns over pressure on US academic freedom

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3 d. ago US academic groups sue White House over planned deportations of pro

Trump administration is accused of inciting ‘climate of repression’ and stifling free speech on campuses, including Columbia UniversityUS academic groups have sued the Trump administration in an effort to block the deportation of foreign students and scholars who have been targeted for voicing pro-Palestinian views and criticism of Israel.The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Middle East Studies Association (Mesa) filed a lawsuit at a US federal court in Boston on Tuesday accusing the administration of fomenting “a climate of repression” on campuses and stifling constitutionally guaranteed free speech rights. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Does Columbia still merit the name of a university? | Rashid Khalidi

Columbia’s long been run more like the vast business empire, than as an educational institution. Now it’s acting like Vichy on the HudsonIt was never about eliminating antisemitism. It was always about silencing Palestine. That is what the gagging of protesting students, and now the gagging of faculty, was always meant to lead to. While partisans of the Israeli-American mass slaughter in Gaza may have been offended by their protests, large numbers of the students whose rights of free speech have been infringed upon via draconian punishments were themselves Jewish.Many of those faculty members who are about to be deprived of academic freedom and faculty governance, and perhaps fired, are themselves Jewish, indeed some are Israelis. If it were ever really about discrimination, the university would have taken action against the ceaseless harassment of Palestinian, Arab and Muslim students and faculty, and their allies and supporters, instead of endorsing and enabling it.Rashid Khalidi ...

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3 d. ago Columbia student protester sues Trump administration for trying to deport her

Yunseo Chung, who partook in university’s pro-Palestinian protests, called government’s actions ‘shocking overreach’A Columbia University student who took part in pro-Palestinian protests at the university is suing Donald Trump’s administration for attempting to deport her.Attorneys for Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old who has legally resided in the US since childhood, filed a complaint on Monday describing the government’s actions as “shocking overreach” and an “unprecedented and unjustifiable assault” on her rights. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Columbia student protester who came to the US as a kid sues to stop deportation order

Another Columbia University student says that the Trump administration has targeted her for deportation over her pro-Palestinian views, accusing immigration officials of employing the same tactics used on Mahmoud Khalil and other college activists

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4 d. ago Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff praises ‘super smart’ Putin ahead of Ukraine ceasefire talks

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff claims questions over whether Ukraine can cede four regions to Russia is ‘elephant in the room’ in peace talks

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4 d. ago Trump’s special envoy praises ‘super smart’ Putin ahead of Ukraine ceasefire talks

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff claims questions over whether Ukraine can cede four regions to Russia is ‘elephant in the room’ in peace talks

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5 d. ago Education secretary says Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says Columbia University is “on the right track” to recover federal funding frozen by the Trump administration

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5 d. ago Longevity scientists warn you 'can age faster' by experiencing devastating life event

Scientists at Columbia University investigated how something most of us have to face might impact your own biological age - the results may surprise you

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5 d. ago Columbia should have said, ‘see you in court,’ not ‘yes, Mr President.’ | Margaret Sullivan

Institutions must resist thuggish bullying. There is no satisfying Trump. He will move the goalposts again and againSince early 2024, I’ve been running a journalism ethics center at Columbia University.So perhaps it’s no surprise that I see the university’s capitulation to Trump both in terms of journalism and ethics.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Columbia University cedes to Trump’s demands with series of reforms

Measures at Ivy League institution trigger concern over academic freedom

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6 d. ago Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes

Columbia University agreed to implement a suite of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department

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7 d. ago Detained Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil appears in immigration case

Detained Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil has appeared briefly in immigration court at a remote Louisiana detention center

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