Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty ImagesBillionaire donors like Robert Kraft and Leon Cooperman are weighing their support for Columbia University amid rising campus tensions over pro-Palestinian protests.
"Columbia is grateful to Mr. Kraft for his years of generosity and service to Columbia," a Columbia spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC.
Cooperman and Kraft so far, represent a minority of wealthy Columbia University donors who are speaking out on the protests.
CNBC reached out to half a dozen foundations listed by Columbia University as having given at least $1 million to the school since 2014.
Students protest in support of Palestinians on Columbia University campus, as protests continue inside and outside the university, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 22, 2024.
Persons:
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