Columbia University Faces Federal Funding Ultimatum Over Anti-Semitism

The Trump administration cancelled $400 million in grants to the university and has probed 60 other institutions over alleged failures to combat anti-Semitism.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold a short rally after marching around the "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" in the West Lawn of Columbia University in New York City on April 29, 2024. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

As the 2024–2025 academic year winds down, higher education institutions across the nation will be watching Columbia University closely.

On March 7, President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded $400 million in federal grants to Columbia due to the school’s “continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”