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University Leaders Reject Republican Attacks on Campus Antisemitism

By: Vimal Patel， Sharon Otterman and Michael Gold —
Leaders from Georgetown, the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley, said they are working to protect Jewish students but also free speech on their campuses.

The hearing will take place before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Negotiation or Capitulation? How Columbia Got Off Trump’s Hot Seat.

By: Sharon Otterman —
The university has largely complied with the administration’s demands, but has adjusted them in meaningful ways. One department offers a window into that effort.

Top academics in the Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies Department at Columbia University, including Professors Timothy Mitchell and Gil Hochberg, the department’s chair, say the school is committed to the program’s autonomy.

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A Year Ago, Columbia Security Was Hands-Off at a Protest. Not This Time.

By: Sharon Otterman —
When demonstrators occupied the university’s main library on Wednesday, campus security forces intervened aggressively. The occupation ended with arrests hours later.

Columbia University administrators summoned the Police Department on Wednesday to arrest demonstrators who had occupied the main library.

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Protesters Chain Themselves to Columbia Gates, Calling for Activists’ Release

By: Anvee Bhutani —
Demonstrators sought the release of Mohsen Mahdawi and Mahmoud Khalil, who organized pro-Palestinian protests and have been taken into ICE custody.

Students protesting outside the gates to Columbia University, where some temporarily locked themselves to the gates in New York City, on Monday.

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How the G.O.P. Went From Championing Campus Free Speech to Fighting It

By: Jeremy W. Peters —
President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.

In some cases, the Trump administration has said existing federal law already gives the president all the power he needs to act.

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Why Trump’s Ultimatum to Columbia Could Upend Higher Education

By: Troy Closson —
A demand for the university’s administration to place the Middle Eastern studies department under receivership could signal a broader crackdown across the United States.

College administrators throughout the country are closely watching whether Columbia responds to the White House with deference or defiance.

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Harvard Adopts a Strict Definition of Antisemitism for Discipline Cases

By: Vimal Patel —
Many universities have been reluctant to embrace a definition that, among other things, considers some criticisms of Israel as antisemitic. The university’s decision was part of a lawsuit settlement.

The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass.

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