Columbia University disciplined dozens of students for participating in two pro-Palestinian protests: one in its Butler Library in May and an alumni weekend protest last year.
The school announced discipline Tuesday for the two protests but did not specify how many demonstrators had been punished. The suspensions come as the school negotiates with the Trump administration to restore its federal funding.
Columbia told NBC News it would not release the “individual disciplinary results of any student” but stated that “sanctions from Butler Library include probation, suspensions (ranging from one year to three years), degree revocations, and expulsions.” Dozens of students previously occupied the library.
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Two-thirds of the involved students received a two-year suspension, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News.
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