Claire Shipman acknowledges detained anti-Israel protester Mahmoud Khalil, says democratic norms 'cannot be taken for granted,' as some boo and protesters gather outside campus The post Columbia U president backs international students amid protests at commencement appeared first on The Times of Israel.

A federal probe found Columbia University violated the rights of Jewish students since campus protests took hold following the Oct. 7 Hamas-led terror attack on Israel, the government announced

Acting President Claire Shipman said attacks on institutions of learning are tantamount to attacks on American democracy.

Columbia University violated civil rights law by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward harassment against Jewish students, the Health and Human Services Department said Thursday night, the Trump administration’s latest accusation of antisemitism against the school.

Mohsen Mahdawi, another pro-Palestinian student who had been detained, walked across the stage to a standing ovation from the crowd.

Acting President Shipman visited labs across disciplines that are advancing bold solutions to today’s most urgent challenges.