Columbia agrees to Trump administration demands after federal funding was pulled

Published March 21, 2025 10:19pm ET



Columbia University has caved to the Trump administration’s demands after its federal funding was pulled.

The Ivy League school has become the face of conservatives’ fight with universities, largely due to its prominent pro-Palestinian movement that occupied its campus during the war in Gaza. After taking office, President Donald Trump pulled more than $400 million in funding from the university. As a condition for restoring the funds, it demanded sweeping changes to university protest policies, security, and the Middle Eastern studies department.

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