Sharon Otterman

New York

Reporter at The New York Times

New York Times metro reporter covering higher education and health. [email protected]

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Articles

Negotiation or capitulation?: How Columbia got off Trump’s hot seat

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Sharon Otterman

NEW YORK - It was a turning point in the Trump administration’s efforts to bring elite academia to heel. The White House had made an example of Columbia University by axing US$400 million (S$512 million) in federal grants, and now it was saying that the Ivy League school would have to acquiesce to a bill of demands if it were to have any hope of recouping the money. One of the dictates handed down in March involved the university’s Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies Department.
Negotiation or Capitulation? How Columbia Got Off Trump’s Hot Seat.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Sharon Otterman

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The university has largely complied with the administration’s demands, but has adjusted them in meaningful ways. One department offers a window into that effort.
Trump Escalates Attack on Columbia University by Threatening Its Accreditation

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Sharon Otterman

The Trump administration escalated its attack on Columbia University on Wednesday by taking a warning shot against its accreditation, a key credential that U.S. universities need to receive federal student aid.
Chinese Students Rattled by Trump Plan to 'Aggressively' Revoke Visas

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Robert Chiarito |Sharon Otterman |Jill Cowan |Shawn Hubler |Felicia Mello

Students said the latest move had upended their plans and intensified their fears. It had been all figured out, Cici Wang said. Summer at home in China, then back to get her master's degree in Chicago. After that, if she was lucky, a job in the United States. Now all of that is up in the air, she said, a potential casualty of a crackdown that has upended the future for more than 277,000 Chinese nationals studying in this country.
Pro-Palestinian movement faces an uncertain path after D.C. attack

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Sharon Otterman

The suspect in the killings of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington on Wednesday shouted “Free, free Palestine” as he was arrested, chanting the same slogan, in the same cadence, that has rung out in pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses and on American streets for years. But the ties of Elias Rodriguez, the suspect, to the wider pro-Palestinian movement remain unclear.
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After D.C. Attack

1 month ago | mahoningmatters.com | Sharon Otterman

The suspect in the killings of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington on Wednesday shouted “Free, free Palestine” as he was arrested, chanting the same slogan, in the same cadence, that has rung out in pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses and on American streets for years. But the ties of Elias Rodriguez, the suspect, to the wider pro-Palestinian movement remain unclear.
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After Embassy Attack

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Sharon Otterman

12 hours agoGaza death toll nears 53,800 as Israeli assaults continue unabated***WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS SENSITIVE CONTENT / DEAD BODY / BLOOD*** SHOTLIST: GAZA, PALESTINE (MAY 22, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF CIVILIANS, SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS WORKING AT SCENE HIT BY ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES IN JABALIA, KILLING 6 PEOPLE 2. PALESTINIAN MAN DIED IN ISRAELI ATTACK 3.
Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After Embassy Attack

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Sharon Otterman

The slaying of two Israeli Embassy workers cast a harsh spotlight on pro-Palestinian groups in the United States. Activists, who were already being scrutinized, could face further pushback. The suspect in the killings of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington on Wednesday shouted "Free, free Palestine" as he was arrested, chanting the same slogan, in the same cadence, that has rung out in pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses and on American streets for years.
Graduates boo Columbia’s President at commencement after a fraught year

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Sharon Otterman

NEW YORK - Ms Claire Shipman, the acting president of Columbia University, was met with a chorus of boos on May 21 from some of the 12,000 graduates at the school’s main commencement ceremony as she took the podium to deliver remarks. The graduates of Columbia’s class of 2025 had taken meaningful classes and made lifelong friends. But they had also lived through campus lockdowns, the arrests of hundreds of students at pro-Palestinian protests and a revolving door of university presidents.
Mohsen Mahdawi, Released From ICE Custody, Graduates From Columbia

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Sharon Otterman

Share Five weeks after being arrested at an appointment he thought was a step toward becoming a U.S. citizen, Mohsen Mahdawi crossed the stage at Columbia University on Monday to cheers and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy.It was a moment of happiness for him that the Trump administration had tried hard to prevent.