Overview

• The University Judicial Board issued probation, suspensions of one to three years, expulsions and degree revocations to over 70 students involved in two protest actions.
• Students faced discipline for an April 2024 Alumni Weekend encampment and a May 2025 occupation of Butler Library that disrupted study spaces.
• President Trump’s administration froze $400 million in federal grants in March, citing concerns over campus antisemitism and the handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
• As part of settlement talks, Columbia agreed to enforce existing disciplinary policies, bar masks at protests and adopt a new definition of antisemitism covering certain criticisms of Israel.
• The university’s compliance report is under federal review to determine whether the frozen grants will be released.