Columbia University

At Columbia, Jewish students can find belonging beyond the anti-Israel noise - opinion

The best path forward for the Jewish students on Columbia’s campus, and any other campus in the Diaspora, is simply to continue being proudly Jewish.

Students walk on campus at Columbia University during the first day of the fall semester in New York City, US, September 2, 2025
Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil attends a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the university in New York City, September 14, 2026.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to avoid re-arrest

With Israel activist and former Columbia University professor Shai Davidai, this past Feb.

Harriet Jackson finds belonging in Israel after fighting campus antisemitism

Columbia University campus, first day of 2025 fall semester, in New York City. Prof. Shai Davidai exposes Ivy League radical politics, ideological indoctrination, institutional indifference, leadership failures, and the moral unraveling of American academia.

'American Intellectual Antisemitism': Shai Davidai exposes universities’ deep-rooted antisemitism


Trump admin. argues Columbia University violated Jewish students' civil rights

Columbia violated Title VI by "acting with deliberate indifference towards student-on-student harassment of Jewish students from October 7, 2023, through the present," the White House argued.

 Protesters gather at a main entrance in front of Columbia University during convocation, in New York City, US, August 25, 2024

Trump official: US to crackdown on university antisemitism after Washington attack

Leo Terrell confirmed the Trump administration would launch lawsuits against universities failing to tackle campus antisemitism.

Leo James Terrell speaks during a reception honouring Black History Month, hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 20, 2025.

Jewish students still don’t feel safe — and that’s everyone’s problem - editorial

A disruptive pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia highlights ongoing tensions over student safety and the need for deeper educational reform.

A demonstrator wears a protective mask as protestors gather at the gates of Columbia University, in support of student protesters who barricaded themselves in Hamilton Hall, despite orders from university officials to disband or face suspension during the Israel-Hamas war, in NYC, April 30, 2024.

Trump admin. can bring systemic change to revive Jewish life on US college campuses - opinion

Jewish Federations across the country are advocating against antisemitism and supporting Jewish students.

 ISRAELI FLAGS are planted near the main lawn of Columbia University, to show support for the Jewish community on campus, for peaceful solutions, and to commemorate all lives lost since October 7, 2023, across from a student protest encampment in support of Palestinians, last year.

Jewish star Maggie Gylenhaal's daughter arrested at Columbia pro-Palestine protest - report

Although Gylenhaal has publicly identified as Jewish, its unkown if she raised her daughters in the faith.

 Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ramona Sarsgaard and Peter Sarsgaard attend the GreenSlate Greenroom At The 2021 Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 29, 2021 in New York City.

Columbia University suspends more than 65 students over library occupation

"When rules are violated and when our academic community is purposefully disrupted, that is a considered choice — one with real consequences," a Columbia official said.

A pro-Palestinian protester is detained by NYPD after participating in a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Butler Library on Columbia University campus in New York, U.S. May 7, 2025.

Dozens of students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University

At least 40 to 50 students, their hands cuffed with plastic zip-ties, were seen being loaded into New York Police Department vans and buses outside Butler Library.

Pro-Palestinian protesters are detained by NYPD after participating in a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Butler Library on Columbia University campus in New York, U.S. May 7, 2025.

Columbia University activist Mohsen Mahdawi released on bail

Wearing a keffiyeh, the 34-year-old Mohsen Mahdawi raised both hands in gestures of victory.

 Demonstrators hold placards as they protest on the day of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, U.S., March 12, 2025.

Pro-Palestine protests at Columbia show a deep threat for Jewish students, US politics - opinion

Tuition-paying students should not be forced to jump through hoops to satiate pro-Palestine protesters.

 Students rally at the Columbia University campus in New York City, US, April 17, 2025

Anti-Israel encampments fail to materialize at Columbia and CCNY

Planned anti-Israel protests at Columbia and City College of New York were blocked by warnings and police actions. At CCNY, activists were evacuated and pepper-sprayed after clashing with officers.

By FUNDING American universities, small sates, the Qataris are spreading an antisemitic and antidemocratic ideology, which amounts to a strategic threat to democratic societies. Here, a demonstrator holds a placard as students from Columbia University protest earlier this month.