Columbia University Disciplines Students For Campus Protests

Columbia University announced connected Tuesday that it punished students for protesting nan school's financial ties to Israel.

In a lengthy statement, nan assemblage said it was punishing an unspecified number of students who participated successful a pro-Palestinian protestation astatine nan university's library successful May and a akin objection during its yearly alumni play past year.

"Our institution must attraction connected delivering connected its world ngo for our community," nan assemblage said. "And to create a thriving world community, location must beryllium respect for each different and nan institution’s basal work, policies, and rules."

"Disruptions to world activities are successful usurpation of University policies and Rules, and specified violations will needfully make consequences," it added.

The connection added that while it does not merchandise "individual disciplinary results of immoderate student, nan sanctions from Butler Library see probation, suspensions (ranging from 1 twelvemonth to 3 years), grade revocations, and expulsions."

Columbia University did not instantly respond to NBC News' petition for comment.

The Ivy League school's disciplinary crackdown comes respective months aft nan Trump management cut hundreds of millions of dollars successful national investigation grants to nan university.

Following those cuts, Columbia implemented a agelong database of caller policies astatine nan petition of nan Trump management to statesman negotiations connected restoring national funding.