Columbia, at risk of losing federal funds, yields to Trump

Columbia University He said on Friday, he agreed to the Trump administration’s demands to fix its bases Campus protestsStudent and more discipline for recovering $ 400 million of federal financing.

The university-the accused agreed to fail to fight anti-Semitism, amid protests in support of the Palestinians-to take official action Definition of anti -Semitism This may include “targeting Jews or Israelis of violence or celebrating violence against them” or “some double standards applied to Israel”, New York Times I mentioned. Colombia also agreed to Prohibiting the demonstrators From wearing face masks if they are trying to hide their identities; Block protests in academic buildings; Her security force can remove demonstrators from campus or arrest them; Fix student discipline procedures; The appointment of a senior deputy to the death of supervising the balance of the curricula and leadership in the Department of Studies in the Middle East.

It was not immediately clear whether the agreement would lead to the recovery of funding. But he was “amazed and terrified of many faculty members” who saw that The cavity to Trump, For all the Times. Questions were raised about whether other colleges could be the next.

The Trump administration examines dozens of universities for their Dei programs, each Associated Press. The administration told the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday that it might lose $ 175 million due to its transgender sporting policies.

“The surrender of Colombia is presenting academic freedom and expressing campus at the country level,” said Donna Lieberman, Executive Director of the Civil Liberties Union in New York, according to Associated Press.

The Times newspaper reported that the interim president of Colombia, Katrina Armstrong, intends to “make every student, faculty and employee safe and welcome to the campus.”

“It is difficult to calculate the way in which Colombia and the Colombian were filmed,” said Armstrong, according to the media. “We have challenges, yes, but it does not specify us.”