The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech ...

Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, noted the absence of Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate who continues to be ...

Instead of attending commencement, the graduate student is fighting ICE detention and deportation in Louisiana for his ...

The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech ...

The Columbia graduate student was supposed to attend this graduation celebration. Instead Khalil is in immigration detention, ...

The United Nations human rights office in Colombia says that five Indigenous groups in northern Colombia’s storied mountain ...

Claire Shipman, the acting president of Columbia University, was met with boos and chants of “Free Mahmoud” as she prepared ...

Columbia students rally for peer Mahmoud Khalil, detained by ICE over pro-Palestinian activism, at the 2025 commencement ceremony.

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside Columbia University's gates during Wednesday's graduation ceremonies. There was a large presence of police personnel around the campus.

Despite a warning, a crescendo of boos were heard at Columbia University's campus as acting President Shipman noted the absence of Mahmoud Khalil.

Columbia University's commencement got chaotic when both graduates and alumni protested during the ceremony.

Claire Shipman, acting Columbia University president, faced widespread booing from students during a second day of commencement ceremonies. Shipman acknowledged the absence of graduate student Mahmoud ...