Later in her speech, Shipman was interrupted by students chanting "free Mahmoud," in reference to Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student who was detained by immigration authorities in March in New York City and remains in custody in Louisiana. Khalil has not been accused of any crimes, but the Trump administration has argued he should be deported on the grounds that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has determined his presence in the U.S. and protest activities pose "adverse foreign policy consequences." Shipman has been acting president of Columbia since late March, when she took over for interim President Katrina Armstrong, who herself had taken over when former university president Dr. Minouche Shafik resigned following criticism of her handling of the protests over the Israel-Hamas war and allegations of antisemitism on campus.
Author: Jordan Freiman
Published at: 2025-05-20 21:44:06
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