Columbia University Faces Criticism Over Lenient Disciplinary Actions
House committee report reveals most students involved in campus protests remain in good standing despite initial expulsion threats.
Overview
- Eighteen of the 22 students arrested for occupying Hamilton Hall are still in good standing.
- Columbia lifted suspensions for 31 students involved in a campus encampment.
- Three high-level deans resigned following exposure of anti-Semitic text messages.
- Former university president Minouche Shafik resigned amid ongoing protests and criticism.
- The university's disciplinary process is ongoing, but no students have been expelled.