Trump Says Columbia Must Meet Demands

Trump administration issues list of demands to Columbia to restore funding
The Trump administration has sent a letter to Columbia University’s interim president and board of trustees that includes a list of demands the school must meet if it wants the administration to reverse its cancellation of $400 million in federal funds Columbia was authorized to receive.
Trump Administration Issues Columbia An Ultimatum To Restore Federal Funding
The Trump administration on Thursday pressured Columbia University to make several major reforms, describing its demands as a “precondition” for potentially restoring the university’s federal funding,
Trump administration demands widespread changes to Columbia University discipline policies
The Ivy League university has faced intense scrutiny from the Trump administration over its handling of pro-Palestinian student protests in 2024.
Trump Administration Lays Out Demands to Columbia to Restore Federal Funding
The government’s requests include banning masks, empowering campus police and limiting protests.
Trump administration demands admissions overhaul and influence over academics at Columbia University
The administration announced last week that it was pulling $400 million in federal funds from Columbia and reviewing $5 billion in additional grants over the school’s alleged failure to staunch antisemitism on campus.
Trump Demands Columbia Overhauls Policies or Risks Losing Funds
A letter framed demands as "preconditions" for negotiations on Columbia's financial relationship with the federal government.
Trump administration issues nine demands to Columbia University to restore federal funding
The White House has demanded Columbia reform its world-renowned Middle Eastern studies department and adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism
Trump threatens to pull federal funding from Columbia University over antisemitism concerns
The Trump administration is threatening to yank $50 million in Columbia University’s federal funding, accusing the school of failing to address claims of antisemitism amid pro-Palestinian
Federal demands on Columbia mount as agents search dorm rooms
The Trump administration has told Columbia University that it must make a series of policy changes as a precondition for talks on restoring $400 million in canceled federal contracts and grants, ratcheting up its crackdown on the school and others where pro-Palestinian protests flourished last year.
Federal Agents Search Two Student Residences at Columbia University
Federal agents searched two student residences at Columbia University, its interim president said, a week after immigration agents detained Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of last year's campus protests, who the Trump administration wants to deport.
Columbia Gets US Demand on Antisemitism as Feds Raid Dorms
Columbia University, facing demands from the Trump administration that it respond more forcefully to antisemitism on campus, said that federal agents searched two university residences on Thursday night.
Read the Letter to Columbia University
The Trump administration sent a letter to Columbia on Thursday demanding that the university make dramatic changes in student ...
At Columbia University, Protesters Risk Everything as Free Speech is Shut Down
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Columbia University punishes students who took over building during anti-Israel protests
Columbia University on Thursday announced a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions, for students who took ...
Columbia University expels students involved in pro-Palestinian building occupation last spring
Columbia University announced Thursday that multiple students involved in a pro-Palestinian building occupation protest last ...
USDA pauses funding to University of Maine after Trump clash with governor
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday it is temporarily pausing funding to the University of Maine ...