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New rankings score colleges on merit, academic rigor, free speech

New university rankings from the City Journal highlight a growing divide between institutions that prioritize affor…

By Emily Sturge
Nov 17, 2025

Congressman demands Columbia end ties with CCP-linked exchange group

The Chairman of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to Columbia University President Claire Shipman d…

By Michael Duke '26
Nov 13, 2025

Columbia tells students and staff how to respond to ICE agents, instructs them to ‘lock doors’

In a new protocol issued by Columbia University to students, faculty, and staff, the school instructs that if ICE a…

By Michael Duke '26
Oct 14, 2025

Hamas supporters circulate ‘Columbia Intifada’ newspaper on second anniversary of Oct. 7 attack

Pro-Hamas protesters distributed copies of a newspaper justifying Hamas' actions and its attacks two years ago at t…

By Austin Browne '24
Oct 9, 2025

Columbia University restricts activity around October 7, citing public safety

On-campus activity taking place Oct. 6-8 has been heavily restricted by Columbia University as Jewish groups plan p…

By Jared Harris
Oct 7, 2025

STURGE: Trump’s 'Compact for Academic Excellence' brings law and merit back to campus

The Trump administration initially invited nine colleges to join its 'Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Edu…

By Emily Sturge
Oct 7, 2025

Columbia University’s Trump-mandated Middle East Review led by pro-Hamas professors

A Columbia University review committee includes members with histories of defending Hamas and hosting figures like …

By Patrick McDonald '26
Oct 2, 2025

Columbia Jewish grad students file complaint against union over anti-Semitic, anti-Israel agenda

Jewish graduate workers at Columbia University filed a federal complaint against their union, alleging that Student…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Oct 1, 2025

Columbia website features off-campus course claiming 'genocide' by US, Israel

Columbia University's website is hosting a page advertising a Rashid Khalidi class that accuses the U.S. and Israel…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 24, 2025

Pro-Hamas activist Mahmoud Khalil must be deported, judge says

A Louisiana immigration judge on Sept. 12 ordered that pro-Hamas activist Mahmoud Khalil be deported to Algeria or …

By Alessia Degraeve
Sep 20, 2025

Columbia pro-Hamas encampment leader Khymani James calls for ‘More. MORE!!!’ after Kirk assassination

James, a known campus leader of the Spring 2024 pro-Palestinian encampments, has said 'Zionists don’t deserve to li…

By Alessia Degraeve
Sep 12, 2025

Former Columbia president Shafik named top UK economic adviser despite anti-Israel controversy

British Prime Minister Starmer appointed former Columbia University President Minouche Shafik as his chief economic…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 11, 2025

'I am a Zionist' says Columbia's new dean of community and culture

Columbia University appointed Jonathon Kahn as senior associate dean of community and culture, a role focused on fo…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 8, 2025

Seven major campus reforms in fight against antisemitism

In tracking the federal crackdown on campus antisemitism, Campus Reform highlights seven reforms that mark a decisi…

By Emily Sturge
Aug 28, 2025

Harvard, other universities co-sponsor event with convicted terrorist associate

Various prominent U.S. universities, including Harvard University, co-sponsored an event featuring a Palestinian ac…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Aug 21, 2025

Columbia, five other universities will screen applicants for 'civility'

College hopefuls at six American universities may now submit a "civility transcript" showing how they engage on po…

By Campus Reform
Aug 18, 2025

ANALYSIS: New Trump memo closes affirmative action's backdoor access into DEI infrastructure

Even after the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action in 2023, race has held a firm grip on college admissi…

By Emily Sturge
Aug 16, 2025

Professor pulls fall course at Columbia after Trump admin agreement

A Columbia University professor announced he is withdrawing from teaching this fall, denouncing the school’s recent…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Aug 12, 2025

Democrat lawmakers threaten Harvard with oversight over possible Trump settlement deal

Congressional scrutiny against Harvard University has intensified as Democrat lawmakers have warned the school abou…

By Benjamin Brown '26
Aug 7, 2025

Columbia faculty enraged by settlement with Trump administration

Columbia University agreed to pay $200 million to the Trump administration to restore frozen federal funding after …

By Savva Archakov '26
Aug 5, 2025

Columbia professor blasts university for ‘weaponizing’ anti-Semitism fund

A Columbia University professor has published an open letter questioning the university’s settlement fund for emplo…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Aug 1, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil evades Hamas condemnation in CNN interview

Ex-Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil repeatedly refused to condemn Hamas when asked directly duri…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 30, 2025

Columbia janitors assaulted during anti-Israel riot settle with university

Two Columbia University custodians who were trapped by an anti-Israel mob have settled with the university for an u…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 28, 2025

Columbia faculty urge anti-Semitism reforms ahead of federal funding deal

Anonymous Columbia University faculty and staff are urging the administration to require anti-Semitism reforms in e…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 28, 2025

Ivy League's morality is 'gross and greedy': WATCH

'These universities are only interested in doing the right thing by our common morality because their money is at s…

By Campus Reform
Jul 25, 2025

Hamas claims ties to US campus protests: 'We have our own people everywhere'

The lawsuit states hostages were told Hamas was working with its “allies” on campuses to foment hatred against Jewi…

By Emma Arns '26
Jul 25, 2025

Columbia disciplines over 70 pro-Palestine protesters amid federal funding deal

Columbia University has suspended or expelled over 70 students who participated in two pro-Palestine protests over …

By Brendan McDonald '25
Jul 24, 2025

American universities on notice: Ed Sec sees Columbia settlement as a 'template'

Columbia University settled a lawsuit with the Trump administration for $221 million after allegations of civil rig…

By Campus Reform
Jul 24, 2025

Columbia settles for $221 million, hailed as 'seismic shift' in fight against anti-Semitism

The agreement allows Columbia University to regain access to federal grants that were previously frozen.

By Campus Reform
Jul 24, 2025

Head of DOJ anti-Semitism task force issues message to Jewish students in America

Leo Terrell, a former educator and now chief of the DOJ task force against anti-Semitism, assured Jewish students t…

By Campus Reform
Jul 22, 2025

Trial begins in AAUP, Columbia Knight Institute lawsuit against Trump deportation policy

The left-leaning American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has joined with an institution at Columbia Un…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 21, 2025

Columbia trustee demands Title VI compliance in anti-Semitism rebuke

A trustee at Columbia University recently criticized the school administration for its anti-Semitism response, sayi…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 20, 2025

Columbia to compensate discrimination victims in deal with Trump admin over campus anti-Semitism

In the midst of negotiations with the Trump administration that could lead to restored federal funding, Columbia Un…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 18, 2025

Columbia announces meeting with Trump administration to finalize deal, release admissions data to restore funding

Columbia University provided a statement in response to Campus Reform’s request for comment, stating that its admis…

By Michael Duke '26
Jul 18, 2025

Majority of Jewish students at Columbia say they don't feel accepted

Columbia University recently released a report about anti-Semitic behavior at the school, which says that most Jewi…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jun 30, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil returns to activism after release from ICE custody, gets greeted by AOC

Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder and pro-Palestine activist, has been released from an ICE detention center foll…

By Savva Archakov '26
Jun 23, 2025

Columbia probed student for Catholic beliefs while failing to act on anti-Semitic vandalism

Columbia investigated a graduate student and deemed his Catholic social media posts as 'discriminatory harassment.'…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jun 20, 2025

Columbia hate crime suspect apologizes to Palestinian community, not Jewish victims

A man charged with multiple hate crimes against Jewish individuals near Columbia University offered a public apolog…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jun 17, 2025

Ivy League schools partnered with terror-linked anti-Israel group sanctioned by U.S. government

Multiple Ivy League schools have partnered with a pro-Palestine organization that the U.S. Department of Treasury r…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jun 16, 2025

Education Department informs major accreditor that Columbia violates federal law, accreditation standards

The U.S. Department of Education has informed a major accreditor that the Ivy League university has contravened fed…

By Jack Roberts
Jun 4, 2025

HHS civil rights office says Columbia has acted 'with deliberate indifference' toward anti-Semitic harassment

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services blasted the university in a Thursday press release, saying that it…

By Will Biagini
May 23, 2025

Report finds 11 percent of arrested Columbia protesters use they/them pronouns

Nine of the students that were arrested at Columbia University for taking over the school’s library reportedly ask …

By Patrick McDonald '26
May 15, 2025

Released Columbia protester allegedly claimed to build guns to 'kill Jews'

A pro-Palestine student activist from Columbia University, Mohsen Mahdawi, has been accused of bragging about killi…

By Patrick McDonald '26
May 15, 2025

Columbia terminates 180 employees after Trump admin pulls $400M due to anti-Semitism failures

Columbia University has announced that nearly 180 research staff will be laid off due to the termination of several…

By Patrick McDonald '26
May 14, 2025

Columbia students call out university leadership for lack of 'institutional transparency'

An Ivy League student newspaper ran an op-ed that critiqued the Columbia administration’s lack of transparency, inc…

By Patrick McDonald '26
May 14, 2025

PROF. GIORDANO: I found real intellectual diversity far away from elite colleges

No performative outrage, no ideological litmus tests or demands for conformity. Instead, it was what higher educati…

By Nicholas Giordano
Apr 30, 2025

Columbia students shift protest off-campus after university warns of arrests

Anti-Israel activists at Columbia University altered their plans to host an encampment after the school administrat…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 29, 2025

Anti-Israel nonprofit attempts to block Congress receiving Columbia protester docs

The Council on American Islamic Relations recently made a court filing in an attempt to prevent Columbia University…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 22, 2025

ICE arrests anti-Israel Columbia activist during citizenship application meeting

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents recently arrested a green card holder and prominent pro-Pales…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 21, 2025

NIH halts all additional Columbia grants amid anti-Semitism investigation

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is freezing all of its grants to Columbia University, following numerous co…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 14, 2025

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