Columbia University Disciplines 80 Students for Campus Protests

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Columbia University has reportedly disciplined nearly 80 of its students who participated in campus protests, according to various news outlets. The students were involved in pro-Palestinian protests, with many sources indicating that the discipline was due to anti-Israel sentiments expressed during these events. As a result, some students have been suspended or even expelled, with consequences varying from multi-year suspensions to expulsions.

Columbia University Takes Disciplinary Action Against Students Involved in Protests

Nearly 80 Columbia University students faced disciplinary action for participating in campus protests, according to NBC News. Columbia University is meting out punishment to students who were involved in a pro-Palestinian protest, as reported by Axios.

The disciplinary action on 70 students is part of Columbia University’s negotiation with Trump, ABC News states. In response to anti-Israel protests, Columbia University has chosen to suspend and expel dozens of students, as per The Times of Israel.

As revealed by New York Post, the university has handed down multi-year suspensions and expulsions to students involved in violent anti-Israel protests in the library.

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