Columbia University disciplines over 70 students for pro-Palestinian protests in May

By Jessica Gould,

Sacha Pfeiffer

Published July 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM CDT

Columbia disciplined over 70 students who took part in a pro-Palestinian protests on campus in May. It comes as the university negotiates with the Trump administration over frozen research funds.

Jessica Gould

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Sacha Pfeiffer is a correspondent for NPR's Investigations team and an occasional guest host for some of NPR's national shows.

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