His complaint alleges he was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an anti-Semite. He said he either wants $20 million or an apology from the administration.

The Post obtained a private email sent by Claire Shipman in which she said inflammatory texts were sent in “a moment of immense pressure” and “[promised] to do better.”

Columbia University said Tuesday that an outage of its IT systems on campus last week was the result of a hacker.

In light of Ms. Griffin’s anti-Israel stance, Documenting Jew Hatred on Campus chided Columbia for taking “numerous steps back with this appointment,” and called on the House’s Education and Workforce Committee to launch an investigation into “Professor Griffin and her appointment.”

House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik is criticizing Columbia University’s president over past comments that the congresswoman said are a potential violation of the Civil Rights Act, including her call to have an Arab person on the university board,

A politically motivated hacker breached Columbia University’s data systems last week, stealing student records and causing widespread disruptions.

The cyberattack that caused a widespread shutdown of Columbia University’s computer systems last week appears to be the work of a “hacktivist” — a hacker who also stole student data with the apparent goal of furthering a political agenda, a Columbia official said on Tuesday.

Personal information about Columbia University students and applicants — including whether they were accepted or rejected by the school — has been stolen, according to a Bloomberg News review of data provided by a person who claimed to have hacked the school in June.

The Trump administration has placed Harvard University under federal scrutiny over alleged civil rights violations, joining Columbia University in a wider crackdown on elite US campuses. The move threatens their accreditation status,