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    Columbia University acting President Claire Shipman was greeted with boos and chants of "free Mahmoud" as she took the lectern to speak at the school's graduation ceremony on Tuesday.

    Videos posted to social media showed Shipman pausing while students heckled her before she could begin speaking.

    "I know that many of you feel some amount of frustration with me and I know you feel it with the administration. And I know that we have a strong, strong tradition of free speech at this university. And I am always open to feedback, which I am getting right...

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