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Apr 22

Columbia cancels in-person classes as pro-Palestinian protests sprout across U.S. campuses

By Nick Perry, Dave Collins, Associated Press

Following arrests last week at Columbia, pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up encampments on other campuses around the country, including at the University of Michigan, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of North Carolina.

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Apr 17

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Columbia University president faces House committee investigating antisemitism on campus

By Laura Barrón-López, Shoshana Dubnow, Karina Cuevas

When presidents of several top Ivy League schools testified about antisemitism on their campuses during a tough hearing this winter, the president of Columbia University was traveling. Wednesday, it was her turn to appear before a House Committee. She strongly…

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Apr 17

WATCH: Columbia University’s president testifies at House antisemitism hearing

By Annie Ma, Associated Press

After the other Ivy League presidents’ equivocation led to weeks of backlash, Shafik focused her message on fighting antisemitism rather than protecting free speech.

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Nov 22

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Columbia Univ. faces scrutiny for ignoring complaints about OB-GYN who abused patients

By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens

Columbia University apologized to thousands of women for allowing an OB-GYN to continue practicing unchecked after he sexually assaulted patients for over two decades. Dr. Robert Hadden was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison. But his conviction came…

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Nov 17

Ivy league institutions and other colleges face U.S. inquiries over alleged antisemitism and Islamophobia

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

The federal government has opened civil rights investigations at seven schools and universities over allegations of antisemitism or Islamophobia since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

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Oct 06

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Nobel laureate Maria Ressa on defending truth and the danger of A.I. in the wrong hands

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas

Veteran journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has a dire warning about the defense of truth in the digital age. She says we risk losing the information war to adversarial artificial intelligence and to authoritarian governments who can…

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Sep 05

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‘The Last Politician’ provides inside look at Biden’s first 2 years in White House

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Ian Couzens

When Joe Biden stepped into the Oval Office as president on January 20th, 2021, he was possibly better prepared and more equipped to deal with the ways of Washington and his fellow world leaders than other presidents in recent history.

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Jun 10

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Why some top schools are opting out of U.S. News’ college rankings list

By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Kaisha Young, Andrew Corkery

This week, Columbia University said it would no longer provide information for the U.S. News and World Report’s decades-old rankings list of colleges and universities. The high-profile dropout follows a parade of prestigious law schools and medical schools that said…

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Jul 30

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Could the path to a more nutritious pizza be illuminated by laser beams?

By Nsikan Akpan, Jamie Leventhal

New York City has been known for its pizza for decades, but now a surprising oven innovation is attracting new attention. At Columbia University, a lab is crafting ways to improve nutrition by 3-D printing pizza to precise dietary specifications…

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Jun 17

Alan Brinkley, scholar of liberalism, dies at age 70

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Brinkley was an academic who traced the evolution of liberalism from the New Deal to the 21st century and was a popular commentator on culture and politics.

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