5 h. ago Judge rules Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation case must continue in New Jersey

Ruling does not guarantee Columbia University protester will be moved out of a detention facility in LouisianaA federal judge has ruled that the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to transfer the Columbia University protester’s case to Louisiana.In a written decision on Tuesday, the US district judge Michael Farbiarz in Newark said the jurisdiction over the case should remain in New Jersey since Khalil was being held there at the time his lawyers filed their habeas corpus petition. The judge described the government’s argument otherwise as “unpersuasive”. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana

A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana

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10 h. ago Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University

The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University

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17 h. ago Who actually runs Columbia University? | Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock

Trustees aren’t academics – and they’re often political wolves in sheep’s clothing. We need reform to save the American university as we know itLate on Friday evening, the trustees of Columbia University announced that its interim president, Katrina Armstrong, was leaving her post.Six days earlier, she had convened an emergency meeting with 75 faculty members after the university had cravenly surrendered to the demands of the Trump administration in the hopes of recovering $400m in federal grants and contracts. The president and her staff called their predicament “heartbreaking” and sought to reassure faculty that academic freedom and departmental autonomy remained intact. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Stephen Graham addresses Gogglebox return following backlash to star's Adolescence remark

Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters have teased the idea of returning to the celebrity edition of Gogglebox after their appearance on the 2023 Stand Up to Cancer special

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29 h. ago Trump administration to review $9bn in federal grants to Harvard

Latest escalation against elite universities follows recent withdrawal of funding to Columbia

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38 h. ago Americans are beginning to fear dissent. That’s exactly what Trump wants | Robert Reich

Attacks on the pillars of civil society are chilling speech. But American democracy was built on criticismI was talking recently to a friend who’s a professor at Columbia University about what’s been happening there. He had a lot to say.When he needed to run off to an appointment, I asked him if he’d text or email me the rest of his thoughts. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Columbia alumni rip up diplomas to protest activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest

Group of Sipa graduates demonstrate against government’s jailing of graduate student, who spoke up for PalestiniansA handful of alumni from Columbia University’s school of international and public affairs (Sipa) ripped their diplomas in a show of protest against the federal government’s jailing of graduate student Mahmoud Khalil’s over his activism for Palestinians.On Saturday, instead of participating in the university’s annual Sipa alumni day, a few dozen alumni and students gathered outside campus as part of a protest organized by Sipa’s and Barnard Alumni for Palestine groups. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump

The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands Last week, Columbia University announced that it would cave to demands by the Trump administration and adopt sweeping measures against pro-Palestinian activity on campus, including new restrictions on protest and the takeover of an academic department from faculty control.The news sent shock waves across higher education institutions nationwide for what appeared a stunning capitulation to attacks on academic freedom and the independence of the department of Middle Eastern, south Asian and African studies, or Mesaas, which became a scapegoat for what the administration viewed as a pro-Palestinian climate on campus. It was also a remarkable turn of events for a university that had for years been a home for cutting-edge academic discourse on Palestine, beginning with the scholarship of Edward Said, a leading Palestinian intellectual. Continue readi...

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4 d. ago Columbia president resigns after university cedes to Trump demands

Katrina Armstrong exits a week after the institution agreed to a list of reforms to fend off funding cuts

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4 d. ago Columbia president resigns after university yields to Trump demands

Katrina Armstrong exits a week after the institution agreed to a list of reforms to fend off funding cuts

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4 d. ago Columbia’s president steps aside for new leadership at embattled university

Interim president Katrina Armstrong to transfer to medical center with appointment of board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman Columbia University’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, is stepping aside and the co-chair of its board of trustees, Claire Shipman, has been named acting president, the university said in a statement on Friday.Armstrong is returning to lead the university’s Irving Medical Center, Columbia University said, adding: “Board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman has been appointed acting president, effective immediately, and will serve until the board completes its presidential search.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Columbia University's interim president steps down and returns to former post

Columbia University's interim president Katrina Armstrong has resigned, returning to her post running the New York school's medical center

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4 d. ago Immigrant students and scholars are being detained at remote facilities in Louisiana over objections

As U.S. authorities crack down on immigrants at universities in a fervor against pro-Palestinian protests, they quickly have shuttled some of those detained to remote facilities in Louisiana

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4 d. ago What to know about earthquakes like the one that hit Myanmar

A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar shook the Earth as far as Bangkok

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4 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. ago The controversial World Championship snooker outsider Ronnie O'Sullivan claims is like a young Stephen Hendry returns

After serving a 20 month ban for betting offences Zhao Xintong is an outside tip for a remarkable comeback in Sheffield

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6 d. 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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6 d. 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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