哥伦比亚大学称，亲巴勒斯坦期间占领校园汉密尔顿大厅的学生抗议去年春天，他们被开除，休学几年，或者被暂时吊销学位。
该校表示，制裁是由哥伦比亚大学司法委员会于周四发布的。
该大学在发给学校社区的一份声明中说:“UJB发布的结果是基于对这些事件和先前纪律处分行为的严重性的评估。”“这些结果是遵循我们法规中大学行为规则所规定的全面而严格的程序的结果，其中包括调查、听证和审议。”
该大学没有说明有多少学生受到了制裁的影响。
“在这个充满挑战的时期，我们将继续努力支持我们的社区，包括保护我们学生的隐私，我们仍然坚定不移地致力于我们的价值观和使命，”该校表示。
2024年4月下旬，亲巴勒斯坦的抗议者在违抗驱散命令数小时后占领了汉密尔顿大厅。抗议者在被占领的大楼外设置了路障。NYPD官员突袭了大厅，逮捕了数十名抗议者。
根据一封授权NYPD进入哥伦比亚大学校园驱散抗议的信，一个人在汉密尔顿大厅“躲在大楼里”，直到大楼关闭，让其他人进来。信中写道，该团体的目的是“占领大楼”。
两名保安当时在大楼内，该大学在给NYPD的信中表示，他们能够“确保他们的释放”
信中写道:“我们认为，尽管闯入大楼的人群中有学生，但他们是由与学校无关的个人领导的。”。"占领汉密尔顿大厅的人破坏了大学财产，这是非法入侵。"
2024年6月，曼哈顿地区检察官办公室动议驳回对哥伦比亚大学逮捕的大多数抗议者的指控，但表示检察官正在推进对少数抗议者的案件，这些抗议者涉嫌在哥伦比亚大学和城市学院袭击警察。
检察官当时表示，他们被“汉密尔顿大厅内发生的极其有限的视频或监控镜头”所束缚，因为大多数摄像头都被抗议者遮住了。
对31人的指控被撤销，尽管他们仍然受到哥伦比亚大学的纪律处分。
与以色列-哈马斯战争有关的抗议运动于4月在哥伦比亚开始，席卷全国大学校园。
数百名抗议者在全国各地的校园被捕，同时营地被拆除，活动被取消。
哥伦比亚大学校长米诺什·沙菲克顺从的2024年8月，在该机构对抗议活动的处理遭到强烈反对后。
对汉密尔顿大厅占领事件长达一个月的纪律调查的结果是在巴勒斯坦活动家马哈茂德·哈利勒，哥伦比亚露营运动的领导人，被逮捕尽管持有绿卡，却在校园内被移民和海关执法局逮捕。
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)声称，这名最近毕业的学生是哈马斯的支持者——哈利勒的律师称这一说法“虚假而荒谬”——并表示，他的被捕将是“未来许多人”的第一次。"
Columbia students who occupied Hamilton Hall in pro-Palestinian protest expelled, suspended
Columbia University said students who occupied the campus' Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestinianprotestslast spring have been expelled, suspended for several years or had their degrees temporarily revoked.
The sanctions were issued by the Columbia University Judicial Board on Thursday, the school said.
"The outcomes issued by the UJB are based on its evaluation of the severity of behaviors at these events and prior disciplinary actions," the university said in a statement sent to the school community. "These outcomes are the result of following the thorough and rigorous processes laid out in the Rules of University Conduct in our statutes, which include investigations, hearings and deliberations."
The university did not say how many students were impacted by the sanctions.
"We will continue to work to support our community, including protecting the privacy of our students, during this challenging time and we remain steadfastly committed to our values and our mission," the school said.
In late April 2024, pro-Palestinian protesters occupied Hamilton Hall hours after defying the order to disperse. Barricades were set up by protesters outside the occupied building. NYPD officers raided the hall and arrested dozens of protesters.
According to a letter authorizing the NYPD to enter the Columbia University campus and break up the protest, an individual "hid in the building" at Hamilton Hall until it was closed and let others in. The group's purpose was "occupying the building," the letter read.
Two security guards were inside the building at the time, and the university said in the letter to the NYPD they were able to "secure their release."
"We believe that while the group who broke into the building includes students, it is led by individuals who are not affiliated with the University," the letter read. "The individuals who have occupied Hamilton Hall have vandalized University property and are trespassing."
In June 2024, the Manhattan district attorney's officemoved to dismissthe charges against most of the protesters arrested at Columbia University but said that prosecutors were moving forward with cases against a handful of protesters who allegedly assaulted police officers at Columbia as well as City College.
Prosecutors said at the time that they were hamstrung by "extremely limited video or surveillance footage of what occurred inside Hamilton Hall" since most cameras were covered by the protesters.
Charges against 31 people were dropped, though they still were subject to discipline by Columbia University.
The protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war began in April at Columbia and swept across college campuses nationwide.
Hundreds of protesters were arrested at campuses across the country, while encampments were torn down and events canceled.
Columbia University President Minouche Shafikresignedin August 2024 following backlash over the institution's handling of the protests.
The findings of the monthslong disciplinary investigation into the Hamilton Hall occupation comes days after Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a leader in Columbia's encampment movement, wasarrestedby Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the campus, despite possessing a green card.
President Donald Trump has alleged that the recent graduate student was a supporter of Hamas -- a claim Khalil's attorney called "false and preposterous -- and said his arrest would be the first of "many to come."
