NYT: Trump Demands Major Changes in Columbia Discipline and Admissions Rules
The Trump administration on Thursday demanded that Columbia University make dramatic changes in student discipline and admissions before it would discuss lifting the cancellation of $400 million in government grants and contracts.
It said the ultimatum was necessary because of what it described as Columbia’s failure to protect Jewish students from harassment.
The government called for the university to formalize its definition of antisemitism, to ban the wearing of masks “intended to conceal identity or intimidate” and to place the school’s Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Department under “academic receivership.
“We expect your immediate compliance,” officials from the General Services Administration, Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services said in a letter.
Last Updated: 14.Mar.2025 02:15 EDT
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