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Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian US activist Mahmoud Khalil, center right, listens as other people speak during a news conference in New York, July 14, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP)
October 20, 2026, 1:09 am
Anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear immigration case
Lower court order blocking re-detention remains in place until Supreme Court weighs in, after ruling said immigration law bars district judge from ordering release from ICE custody
By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Allen
Robert Hall, economics professor at Stanford University (left) and Michael Woodford, of Columbia University. (Handout/various sources/AFP)
October 12, 2026, 6:58 pm
2 American economists win Nobel for work on managing economic shocks
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, affiliated, respectively, with Stanford and Columbia universities, created theoretical foundation to understand how consumers save and spend
By KOSTYA MANENKOV, STEFANIE DAZIO and PAUL WISEMAN
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends an October 7 coexistence event in New York City, October 7, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 8, 2026, 7:50 am
‘Traitor’: Anti-Zionist protesters rage at Mamdani at Oct. 7 coexistence event
Demonstrators accuse New York mayor of ‘supporting genocide,’ wave terrorist flags; activists chant for intifada outside Columbia University; Mamdani ‘genocide’ statement infuriates Jewish leaders
By Luke Tress
Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian US activist Mahmoud Khalil, center right, listens as other people speak during a news conference in New York, July 14, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP)
September 14, 2026, 10:34 pm
Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students
Civil rights lawsuit accuses university of ‘deliberate indifference’ that led to his own arrest by ICE agents and enabled ‘peer-on-peer harassment’ of other activists
By SUDHIN THANAWALA
Professor Mohamed Abdou speaks to The Electronic Intifada in an interview published on April 27, 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 19, 2026, 11:45 pm
NY judge says Columbia University did not discriminate against pro-Hamas professor
Court dismisses Mohamed Abdou’s case alleging discrimination in university president’s Congressional testimony and by pro-Israel instructor
By Luke Tress
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 14, 2023. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
August 18, 2026, 5:53 pm
Whistleblower says Trump’s campus antisemitism probes were used as tool, lacked evidence
White House pursued Ivy League schools to strong-arm them for political purposes, citing Jewish students’ safety as an excuse, alleges former Justice Department lawyer
By Eric Tucker and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather near an area where people were being taken into custody near Columbia University campus in New York, April 30, 2024. (AP/Craig Ruttle)
August 12, 2026, 6:10 pm
5 Palestinian students and faculty sue Columbia University, claiming discrimination
Lawsuit alleging a hostile environment amid anti-Israel protest movement is latest fallout from demonstrations that rocked campus after October 7 Hamas attack and start of Gaza war
By Luke Tress
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather near an area where people were being taken into custody near Columbia University campus in New York, April 30, 2024. (AP/Craig Ruttle)
July 30, 2026, 5:19 pm
Student union at Columbia University drops Israel divestment demand
Concession marks a loss for anti-Israel activists at the New York City university, with leader acknowledging group needs to ‘face the realities’
By Luke Tress
Mohsen Mahdawi speaks outside the courthouse after a US judge released the Palestinian student activist on April 30, 2025 in Burlington, Vermont. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)
July 21, 2026, 9:03 pm
US court overturns order releasing pro-Palestinian Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi
Judges reject lower court’s authority to free Mahdawi, opening the door to the re-arrest and deportation of the West Bank-born activist
By AP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (R) meets with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2025. (Jim Watson / AFP)
February 27, 2026, 4:58 am
Mamdani meets Trump at White House, seeks administration’s help on Mahmoud Khalil
NYC mayor asks Trump’s chief of staff for assistance with anti-Israel students who have been targeted by feds, as he successfully pushes for release of Columbia student accused of overstaying visa
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Mohsen Mahdawi, center, looks on during a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University, October 12, 2023, in New York. (AP/Yuki Iwamura, File)
February 18, 2026, 8:04 am
Immigration judge rejects Trump effort to deport anti-Israel Palestinian student
Judge finds US Department of Homeland Security failed to meet its burden of proving activist Mohsen Mahdawi was removable; DHS calls judge an ‘activist’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Leqaa Kordia, right, demonstrates with pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters as they gather near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, April 30, 2024, just before New York City police officers cleared the area after a building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day. (AP/Craig Ruttle)
February 10, 2026, 5:19 pm
Palestinian woman detained by ICE in 2025 is hospitalized after seizure in detention
Leqaa Kordia, who was detained last year during a meeting with US immigration officials, maintains that she was targeted for her pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University
By Reuters
Khymani James, a leader of the anti-Israeli protests at Columbia University, seen in a January 2024 video in which he said 'Zionists don't deserve to live' (Screenshot/Social media)
January 28, 2026, 11:02 pm
Columbia blocked but didn’t expel student who said Zionists shouldn’t live, filings show
Khymani James, protest leader who caused uproar over threats, is eligible to reapply to the university in the fall, but says in new court documents he’s been ‘effectively expelled’
By Luke Tress
Jonathan Dekel-Chen, the father of American-Israeli hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen, speaks at a J Street event on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 21, 2024. (Jacob Magid/The Times of Israel)
January 27, 2026, 8:27 pm
Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of former Israeli hostage, to join Columbia University faculty
Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui was captive in Gaza for nearly 500 days, will join university’s School of International and Public Affairs
By Luke Tress
Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, has been chosen to lead Columbia University beginning in July 2026. (Max Gerber/ University of Wisconsin via JTA)
January 27, 2026, 12:09 am
Columbia selects Jennifer Mnookin, Jewish U of Wisconsin chancellor, as next leader
The fourth woman to assume the role since the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion, the new president has a reputation for promoting open inquiry and academic freedom while keeping the peace
By PHILISSA CRAMER
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