Columbia talks tougher after Harvard rejects White House demands

Published April 16, 2025 1:03pm ET



Columbia University is changing its tune on the demands made by the Trump administration, which has already pulled over $400 million of the school’s federal funding over civil rights violations, after Harvard rejected the government’s requests.

In an email published on Columbia’s website, acting university President Claire Shipman said the school would reject any heavy-handed measures to bring the school into line.

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