Columbia University had become a lightning rod for campus trouble in 2024, following Israel’s war in Gaza which began in October 2023.

Columbia University has announced disciplinary actions against students involved in protests against the war in Gaza.

Columbia was at the forefront of U.S. campus protests over the war in spring 2024. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up an encampment and seized a campus building in April, leading to dozens of arrests and inspiring a wave of similar protests nationally.