A group of people continued to march and circle around the main door of Columbia University on Monday afternoon, hitting loud drums and singing “Long Live Intiffad”.
Their actions come shortly after the Columbia University professors held what they called “emergency vigil” in response to the College Agreement for the implementation of a multitude of policy changes, including the overhauling rules for protests and implementing the immediate review of their Middle East Study Department after Trump’s administration request.
The group gathered in front of the University’s door to 116. Amsterdam Street and Avenue, Holding the signs that wrote “defend democracy”, “defend teaching” and “Columbia, return.”
Although the aforementioned arrest of the prominent anti-Israeli activist and the legal permanent resident of Mahmoud Khalil by federal immigration officials, activists took the opportunity to discuss numerous complaints with the school.
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Virginia Page Fortno, a professor at the Political Science Department in Columbia, spoke on a “emergency vigil” outside the University’s door to protest the recent changes in politics. (FOX)
“Now, Trump’s administration attacks Columbia as a target of forcing other universities, as well as to align with the authoritarian regime of Trump’s administration,” said Risa L. Lieberwitz, professor of Labor and Employment Act at Cornell University, during a press conference.
She added that one of her International graduate students “Currently hunting federal immigration authorities.”
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Anya Schiffrin, Director of Technology Specialization, Media and Communication at the School of International and Public Affairs of the University of Columbia, spoke of “Emergency Vigil”. (FOX)
Protesters too He took the social media In order to ask students and faculty members not to appear at school or work, and to wear a mask to protest for a ban on a mask.
Earlier this month, Trump administration She raised $ 400 million research scholarships and other funds on how the University managed protests against the Israeli campaign campaign in Gaza. In order to consider the renewal of these funds and billions more in future grants, federal officials have requested nine separate changes in university academic and security policies.
On Sunday, US Secretary -General Linda McMahon said during a performance at the CNN “Union State” that Columbia University “on the right track” according to the recovery of federal funding after Elite New York City University It was agreed to carry out a lot of changes in policies required by Trump administration.
McMahon described “great conversations” with the temporary President Columbia, Katrin Armstrong, who announced on Friday that the University would put its department for studies in the Middle East under the new supervision and rewind its rules for protests and student discipline. He also agreed to adopt a new definition of anti -Semitism and expand the “intellectual diversity” to the staff of his Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies, according to outline Posted on his website.
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“She said she knew it was her responsibility to make sure that the children were safe at her campus,” McMahon said. “She wanted to convince herself that she had no discrimination. She wanted to solve any systemic questions that were identified in relation to anti -Semitism in the campus.”
Fox News’ Sandy Ibrahim and Associated Press contributed to this report.
