Dozens of students gathered at the University of Texas at Dallas on Thursday to protest the arrest and potential deportation of Mahmoud Khalil – a Columbia University graduate who organized protests last year over the war in Gaza.

Columbia University announced punishments, including expulsions and suspensions, for students who occupied Hamilton Hall in a pro-Palestinian protest last year.

Columbia University on Thursday said it had doled out a range of punishments to students who occupied a campus building last spring during pro-Palestinian protests. The announcement came a week after President Donald Trump's administration announced that it had canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts in response to what it said was the Ivy League school's poor response to antisemitism on campus.

Columbia University on Thursday announced a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions, for students who took over of a campus building last year.

Columbia University says it has suspended or expelled some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests in the spring of 2024. The university says it has also temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated.

Columbia said it had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students involved in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.