Student activist Mohsen Mahdawi has attended his graduation from Columbia University, weeks after his release from federal custody. Skip to content NOWCAST WLKY News at 11:00pm ...

A spokesperson for Columbia University did not return an emailed inquiry. Mahdawi was born in a refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and moved to the United States in 2014.

A spokesperson for Columbia University did not return an emailed inquiry. Mahdawi was born in a refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and moved to the United States in 2014.

From perp walk to grad walk. Freed Columbia University protester Mohsen Mahdawi was allowed to stride across the graduation stage Monday — just three weeks after being cut loose from an ...

Mohsen Mahdawi, center, holds a photo of Mahmoud Khalil while posing for a photo with demonstrators outside the gates of Columbia University after graduating, Monday, May 19, 2025, in New York.

Mohsen Mahdawi, center, holds a photo of Mahmoud Khalil while posing for a photo with demonstrators outside the gates of Columbia University after graduating, Monday, May 19, 2025, in New York.

NEW YORK — Less than three weeks after his release from an immigration jail, the Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi strode across the graduation stage at Columbia University on Monday morning ...

Mohsen Mahdawi, center, holds a photo of Mahmoud Khalil while posing for a photo with demonstrators outside the gates of Columbia University after graduating on Monday, in New York.