In Alwan’s case, investigators said the unsigned op-ed in the Columbia Spectator, which also urged the school to curtail academic ties to Israel, may have subjected other students to “unwelcome conduct” based on their religion, national origin or military service.

The university, the administration’s first big target in a campaign to root out what it called harassment on campus, could lose more than $50 million in funding.

The Trump administration is threatening to yank $50 million in Columbia University's federal funding, accusing the school of failing to address claims of antisemitism amid pro-Palestinian protests. On Monday night,

Federal agencies are considering orders to stop work on $51 million in contracts with the New York City school.

The university has launched a flurry of investigations, led by a new disciplinary committee—the Office of Institutional Equity—to identify Columbia students who have expressed criticism of Israel, according to records shared with The Associated Press.

Columbia University has become the first target in President Donald Trump’s campaign to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war.