News

Graduates Boo Columbia’s President at Commencement After a Fraught Year
Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, noted the absence of Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate who continues to be ...
Columbia president is booed at commencement
Columbia University President Claire Shipman was booed on Wednesday during her commencement address to the class of 2025.
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 ...
The Forward on MSN4d
At Columbia’s commencement, Mahmoud Khalil and free speech loom large
Mohsen Mahdawi, another pro-Palestinian student who had been detained, walked across the stage to a standing ovation from 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.
Anti-Israel protesters spark chaos outside Columbia University graduation with diploma-burning, aggressive chants
Some newly minted grads torched their diplomas in protest, loudly booing, chanting and brandishing signs denouncing Israel.
Scripps News on MSN4d
Columbia president booed at graduation ceremony
Claire Shipman, the acting president of Columbia University, was met with boos and chants of “Free Mahmoud” as she prepared ...