Leo Terrell confirmed the Trump administration would launch lawsuits against universities failing to tackle campus antisemitism.
A disruptive pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia highlights ongoing tensions over student safety and the need for deeper educational reform.
Jewish Federations across the country are advocating against antisemitism and supporting Jewish students.
Although Gylenhaal has publicly identified as Jewish, its unkown if she raised her daughters in the faith.
"When rules are violated and when our academic community is purposefully disrupted, that is a considered choice — one with real consequences," a Columbia official said.
At least 40 to 50 students, their hands cuffed with plastic zip-ties, were seen being loaded into New York Police Department vans and buses outside Butler Library.
Wearing a keffiyeh, the 34-year-old Mohsen Mahdawi raised both hands in gestures of victory.
Tuition-paying students should not be forced to jump through hoops to satiate pro-Palestine protesters.
Planned anti-Israel protests at Columbia and City College of New York were blocked by warnings and police actions. At CCNY, activists were evacuated and pepper-sprayed after clashing with officers.
Two university workers filed a lawsuit against over 40 students who allegedly assaulted them and called them "Jew-lovers" during last year's Hamilton Hall occupation.
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