Overview

• More than 65 students have been placed on interim suspension, and 33 others, including alumni and affiliates, are banned from campus following the May 7 protest.
• The demonstration saw masked protesters force their way into Butler Library, vandalize property, and rename it 'Basel Al-Araj Popular University.'
• Eighty individuals were arrested, primarily for trespassing, while two Columbia Public Safety officers sustained injuries during the crowd surge.
• The U.S. State Department is reviewing the visa statuses of arrested participants, with potential deportations under consideration.
• Columbia's response aligns with federal pressure to address campus antisemitism, as the university negotiates to restore $400 million in revoked research funding.