Deadline Looms for Columbia University to Address Trump Admin Demands Over Anti-Semitism

The school must take corrective actions against anti-Semitism by the end of today or lose billions in federal aid.
Deadline Looms for Columbia University to Address Trump Admin Demands Over Anti-Semitism
A protester carries a Palestinian flag outside the Columbia University campus in New York City on April 24, 2024. Timothy Clary/ AFP
Aaron Gifford
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Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong signaled that she’s working with President Donald Trump and federal agencies to implement protections for Jewish students and restore funding from the U.S. Department of Education by the March 20 deadline.

The education department’s Office for Civil Rights rescinded $400 million in federal grants to Columbia earlier this month after its investigation determined the Ivy League school failed to properly address persistent events of anti-Semitism following protests and campus occupations where Jewish students were harassed.

Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.