Columbia University punishes pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied building

When I accepted the role of Interim President in August 2024, I knew Columbia needed a reset from the previous year and the chaos of encampments and protests on our campus,

Armstrong wrote

With respect to other events taking place last spring, the UJB’s determinations recognized previously imposed disciplinary action,

the school said in a statement

We are also looking at whether Columbia's handling of earlier incidents violated civil rights laws and included terrorist crimes,

Blanche said

Half of this stuff you can't just do, and the other half is insane,

said Joseph Howley, a professor of classics at Columbia

We expect your immediate compliance with these critical next steps,

officials from the Department of Education, ... General Services Administration and Department of Health and Human Services wrote