The sanctions include multi-year suspensions, expulsions and revoked degrees based on an “evaluation of the severity of behaviors.”
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Columbia University announced in an email Thursday it suspended or expelled some of the students who occupied a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last year, according to multiple outlets, dishing out a range of punishments nearly a full year after the incident.Key Facts
The email said students were suspended, expelled or had their degrees temporarily revoked based on “evaluation of the severity of behaviors,” the Associated Press reported.
Some of the suspensions are years-long, according to the email reported by the AP, which noted it was unclear how many students received punishments.
The students’ names will not be released due to federal privacy laws, according to The New York Times, which cited an unnamed Columbia employee who said student defendants were allowed two advisers, including legal counsel, during disciplinary hearings done via video conference.
