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Columbia University On Thursday, he announced that some students who occupied a last spring campus building during Anti-Israel protests would face a variety of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.
The announcement occurred when the Ivy League institution is involved in controversy over the arrest of a student and the termination of more than $ 400 million in federal subsidies to the school for The Trump administration Due to his “inaction against persistent harassment of Jewish students.”
The punishments, which include “suspensions of several years, temporary degree revocations and expulsions related to the occupation of Hamilton Hall last spring”, were issued by the Judicial Board of the University of Columbia.
Student protesters camp near the entrance to Hamilton Hall on the Campus of Columbia University on April 30, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)
“With respect to other events that take place last spring, the determinations of the UJB recognized a previously imposed disciplinary action,” the school said in a statement. “The return of suspended students will be supervised by the Columbia University Life Office.”
The punishments enter into force at the end of the period of appeal, said the School Rules Administrator on Thursday.
Columbia has been under intense scrutiny by the increase in Anti -Semitism on Campus After Hamas attack against Israel on October 7, 2023.
In February, the Education and Labor Force of the House of Representatives sent a letter to the interim president of Columbia, Katrina Armstrong, and the presidents of the Board that list anti -Semitic incidents that, he said, had taken place on the campus from the autumn semester of 2024.
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Student protesters march through their camp on the Campus of the University of Columbia on April 29, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
The list included Hamilton Hall control, harassment of Jewish students and the interruption of an Israeli history class.
In August 2024, three Deans of the University of Columbia resigned from their text exchange that “disturbedly touched the ancient anti -Semitic tropes.”
Susan Chang-Kim, Vicecana and Administrative Director; Matthew Pathnick, associate dean for student and family support; And Cristen Kromm, dean of the life of university students, resigned.
The members of an Anti-Israel mafia broke into Hamilton Hall at Columbia University on April 30, 2024. Thursday, the school announced that some students who participated in the occupation of the building will be punished. (Alex Kent/Getty images)
That same month, the president of the University of Columbia, Minouche Shafik, resigned after months of criticism of their management of protests on the campus, many of which became confrontations between protesters and the Antiisraeli police, and anti -Semitism on campus.
Armstrong issued a letter on Friday in response to the Trump administration that reduced federal subsidies to school.
Anti-Israel agitators organized camps on the Campus of the University of Columbia. (Getty images)
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“When I accepted the role of interim president in August 2024, I knew Columbia needed a restart of the previous year and the chaos of camps and protests on our campus,” Armstrong wrote. “The university also needed to recognize and repair the damage to our Jewish students, who were attacked, harassed and feel insecure or unpleasant on our last spring campus.”
