Columbia University punishes students who took over building during anti-Israel protests
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CoreyDeAngelis,seniorfellowattheAmericanCultureProject,joins‘FoxNewsLive’todiscusstheTrumpadministration’sdecisiontorevoke$400millioninfundingforColumbiaUniversityoverallegationsofantisemitism.
ColumbiaUniversityonThursdayannouncedsomestudentswhooccupiedacampusbuildinglastspringduringanti-Israelprotestswouldfacearangeofpunishments,includingexpulsionsandsuspensions.
TheannouncementcameastheIvyLeagueinstitutionfindsitselfembroiledincontroversyoverthearrestofastudentandtherescindingofmorethan$400millioninfederalgrantstotheschoolbytheTrumpadministrationbecauseofits“inactioninthefaceofpersistentharassmentofJewishstudents.”
Thepunishments,whichinclude“multi-yearsuspensions,temporarydegreerevocations,andexpulsionsrelatedtotheoccupationofHamiltonHalllastspring,”wereissuedbytheColumbiaUniversityJudicialBoard.
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