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Columbia University’s acting president booed when noting absence of activist Mahmoud Khalil in commencement speech
The Columbia graduate student was supposed to attend the graduation celebration. Instead, he is in immigration detention, ...
Over boos, Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil’s absence at graduation
The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech ...
AP PHOTOS: Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil’s absence at graduation
The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech ...
Columbia University acting president booed during graduation speech, faces chants of "free Mahmoud"
Columbia University acting President Claire Shipman was greeted with boos and chants of "free Mahmoud" as she took the ...
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Columbia University's acting president booed when noting absence of Mahmoud Khalil
Despite a warning, a crescendo of boos were heard at Columbia University's campus as acting President Shipman noted the ...
Columbia University's acting president heckled with boos and shouts of ‘Free Mahmoud' during graduation speech
The chants were in reference to Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student who was detained in March by U.S.
Columbia students boo university president at graduation over Palestinian activist arrest
Columbia students rally for peer Mahmoud Khalil, detained by ICE over pro-Palestinian activism, at the 2025 commencement ...
Columbia University's acting president acknowledges Khalil detention amid boos
Claire Shipman, acting Columbia University president, faced widespread booing from students during a second day of ...
Columbia Violated Jewish Students’ Civil Rights, Trump Administration Finds
Columbia University violated civil rights law by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward harassment against Jewish ...
Columbia University prez defends ex-student Mahmoud Khalil in commencement, sparking graduates’ anger
Acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman on Wednesday bizarrely chose to stoke the flames by acknowledging ...
Columbia University president acknowledges Mahmoud Khalil's absence in commencement speech
Despite a stern warning ahead of time, a crescendo of boos could once again be heard Wednesday as Columbia University acting ...
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Graduates Boo Columbia’s President at Commencement After a Fraught Year
transcript For the second day in a row, Columbia University students critical of the administration delivered a chorus of boos toward the acting president, Claire Shipman, during her speech at the ...