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Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump Administration’s approach to fight campus antisemitism, with the announcement of a new “comprehensive review” that could jeopardize billio...
From The Associated Press
The Trump administration said on Monday it was reviewing $9 billion in federal contracts and grants awarded to Harvard University, part of a crackdown on what it says is antisemitism on college campu...
From Reuters
As Harvard reeled from the Trump administration’s announcement Monday that it might cut billions in federal funding if the school “allow [s] antisemitism to fester,” a central question remained unansw...
From The Boston Globe
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A year after mass protests rocked the university, students say protesting on campus has become too “dangerous.”
The resignation comes after Columbia caved to demands from Trump, who claims the school failed to fight antisemitism.
Katrina Armstrong, who took over as interim president at Columbia in August, resigned amid a tumultuous year for the university.
Katrina Armstrong is leaving the post a week after the university agreed to a list of demands from the White House.
Columbia University's interim president, Katrina Armstrong, has stepped down - a departure that comes one week after it agreed to significant changes amid a heated battle with the Trump administration over its federal funding.
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Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong is stepping down from her role leading the school, with board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman taking her place.
The interim president of Columbia University is stepping down, the college announced Friday—one week after the institution agreed to a list of changes demanded by the Trump administration, which had canceled $400 million in federal funding.
Katrina Armstrong came under pressure amid a high-profile battle with the Trump administration over the university’s federal funding.
The departure comes a week after Columbia caved to Trump’s demands in order to start the process of restoring its federal funding.