12 h. ago L’Université Columbia et la liberté académique dans le collimateur de Trump

Washington a réduit le financement de l’établissement et veut s’ingérer dans les études sur le Moyen-Orient ou l’Afrique.

Society

14 h. ago Columbia University student and the U.S. government spar over his detention in Louisiana

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government and a Columbia University student threatened with deportation for his role in campus protests against Israel have been sparring in court over the Trump administration’s move to ship him halfway across the country to an immigration lockup in Louisiana. The government says he could not be detained at […]

Politics

4 d. ago Federal agents are seen arresting Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil in a newly released video

NEW YORK (AP) — A video released Friday shows the moment federal immigration agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian activist and outspoken Columbia University graduate student whose detention has sparked waves of protest across the country. The clip begins with at least three immigration agents confronting Khalil in the lobby of his apartment building […]

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4 d. ago Trump administration demands Columbia overhaul academic courses in ultimatum

NEW YORK — The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studies department and implements sweeping changes to other campus policies. In a letter sent Thursday night, federal officials said the university must immediately place its […]

Politics

4 d. ago Columbia’s Mahmoud Khalil felt he was being kidnapped as detention unfolded, lawyers say

NEW YORK — Handcuffed and shackled, Mahmoud Khalil was rushed from New York to Louisiana last weekend in a manner that left the outspoken Columbia University graduate student feeling like he was being kidnapped, his lawyers wrote in an updated lawsuit seeking his immediate release. The lawyers described in detail what happened to the Palestinian […]

Society

5 d. ago Jewish protesters flood Trump Tower lobby to demand Columbia activist’s release

NEW YORK — Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of a Columbia University activist who helped lead student protests on the Manhattan campus against Israel’s war in Gaza. The Jewish Voice for Peace protesters, who wore red shirts reading “Jews say stop arming […]

Events

6 d. ago Nicolaides says $1.1B for more staff at Alberta schools will ‘alleviate pressure on classrooms’

According to the provincial government, student enrolment at Alberta schools has risen by about 89,000 students since 2020.

Society

6 d. ago University of Toronto lands among Ivy League schools near top of world rankings

The University of Toronto has yet again placed highly on a ranking that measures higher education institutions around the globe, coming right after such renowned Ivy League schools as Princeton and Columbia.The QS World University Rankings for 2025, just released Wednesday, assessed nearly 2,000 schools across 100 countries, comparing what each offers based on factors like breadth and depth of research, general academic reputation, and a special "h-index," which quantifies a school's productivity and impact based on how often work that comes out of it is cited by peers.Each institution was rated in each of 46 subject areas based on these benchmarks.While the predictable cream of the crop dominated the best spots on the lists — with Harvard, Oxford, Stanford and the like regularly comprising the first few spots across fields — U of T fared surprisingly well next to these prestigious names.The institution was graded best for its Life Sciences & Medicine ...

Society

8 d. ago Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be ’first of many’

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump warned Monday that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come” as his administration cracks down on campus demonstrations against Israel and the war in Gaza. Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful U.S. resident who […]

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8 d. ago Vif émoi après l’arrestation d’une figure propalestinienne de l’Université Columbia

«C’est la première arrestation et il y en aura beaucoup d’autres», a menacé Donald Trump sur son réseau Truth Social.

Society

8 d. ago Indignation après l’arrestation d’une figure propalestinienne de l’université Columbia

«C’est la première arrestation et il y en aura beaucoup d’autres», a menacé Donald Trump sur son réseau Truth Social.

Society