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Columbia University’s acting president booed when noting absence of activist Mahmoud Khalil in commencement speech
The Columbia graduate student was supposed to attend the graduation celebration. Instead, he is in immigration detention, ...
Over boos, Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil’s absence at graduation
The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech ...
AP PHOTOS: Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil’s absence at graduation
The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech ...
Graduates Boo Columbia President Over Mahmoud Khalil's Absence
Instead of attending commencement, the graduate student is fighting ICE detention and deportation in Louisiana for his ...
Columbia University prez defends ex-student Mahmoud Khalil in commencement, sparking graduates’ anger
Acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman on Wednesday bizarrely chose to stoke the flames by acknowledging ...
Columbia University's acting president booed when noting absence of Mahmoud Khalil
Despite a warning, a crescendo of boos were heard at Columbia University's campus as acting President Shipman noted the ...
Columbia University president acknowledges Mahmoud Khalil's absence in commencement speech
Despite a stern warning from school authorities, a crescendo of boos were heard Wednesday at Columbia University's campus, as ...
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Columbia University prez defends ex-student Mahmoud Khalil in commencement, sparking graduates’ anger
Acting Columbia University president Claire Shipman on Wednesday bizarrely chose to stoke the flames by acknowledging arrested ex-grad student Mahmoud Khalil at the Ivy League school’s chaotic ...
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Graduates Boo Columbia’s President at Commencement After a Fraught Year
Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, noted the absence of Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate who continues to be detained by immigration authorities. transcript For the second day in a row ...
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At Columbia’s commencement, Mahmoud Khalil and free speech loom large
Mohsen Mahdawi, another pro-Palestinian student who had been detained, walked across the stage to a standing ovation from the ...
Columbia Graduation Marked by Protests, Absence of Mahmoud Khalil
NEW YORK–Columbia University’s acting president defended higher education and acknowledged the absence of Mahmoud Khalil ...
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Columbia University's acting president booed when noting absence of Mahmoud Khalil
as acting President Claire Shipman acknowledged the absence of their graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during her commencement address. Instead of attending graduation ...