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Professors sue Trump administration over Columbia University overhaul
Legal challenge reflects concerns over pressure on US academic freedomFinancial Times - 3d -
Education groups sue Trump administration over Columbia funding battle
Two groups are suing the Trump administration over its demands of and funding pause at Columbia University, which recently conceded to change its policies, causing uproar in the higher education ...The Hill - 3d -
Columbia student sues Trump admin over efforts to deport her
Columbia University student Yunseo Chung is suing the Trump administration amid its efforts to deport the 21-year-old, who has been in the U.S. since she was 7 and has lawful permanent resident ...The Hill - 4d -
Columbia concedes to Trump administration demands
The Trump administration demanded changes at Columbia University over alleged antisemitism on campus, with the school facing a freeze of $400 million in federal funds if they refused to comply. NBC ...NBC News - Mar. 21 -
Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Arrests of Campus Protesters
The lawsuit says the detention of noncitizen students and faculty members deprives U.S. citizens of their right to engage with foreign-born peers.The New York Times - 3d -
Columbia student protester sues Trump administration for trying to deport her
Yunseo Chung, who partook in university’s pro-Palestinian protests, called government’s actions ‘shocking overreach’. A Columbia University student who took part in pro-Palestinian protests at the ...The Guardian - 4d -
Columbia University signals it will comply with Trump administration's demands
Columbia University signaled Wednesday that it would comply with the Trump administration's demands in return for restoring $400 million in federal funding, saying it would "engage in constructive ...NBC News - Mar. 19 -
Protests grow over Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist's arrest
A judge is slamming the brakes on the Trump administration's attempt to deport a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's 2024 student encampment protests.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
US academic groups sue White House over planned deportations of pro-Gaza students
Trump administration is accused of inciting ‘climate of repression’ and stifling free speech on campuses, including Columbia University. US academic groups have sued the Trump administration in an ...The Guardian - 3d -
Jewish scholars condemn cancelation of federal funding to Columbia
A group of 400 Jewish professors and students have written a letter condemning the cancelation of some $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University, a move the Trump administration says ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
Columbia University’s Concessions to Trump Seen as a Watershed
Threatened with losing $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to overhaul its protest policies and security practices.The New York Times - 6d -
Columbia University agrees to Trump demands in effort to restore federal funding
Columbia University has agreed to a list of demands by the Trump administration in order to start negotiations on restoring $400 million in federal funding that was stripped from the university ...NBC News - Mar. 21 -
Columbia University's interim president steps down
Columbia University said Friday its interim president, Katrina A. Armstrong, is stepping aside, a week after the university struck a deal with the Trump administration to negotiate its federal ...NBC News - 13h -
Columbia University's interim president steps down
Columbia University said Friday its interim president, Katrina A. Armstrong, is stepping aside, a week after the university struck a deal with the Trump administration to negotiate its federal ...NBC News - 13h -
Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions
While some professors rallied to criticize the changes, federal officials called the university’s actions a “positive first step” in maintaining a financial relationship.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump administration outlines 'next steps' toward restoring Columbia grants
The Trump administration sent a letter to Columbia University outlining “next steps” the institution must take to restore some of its federal funding. The administration earlier this month cut ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia, House Education Committee over student records
Detained activist Mahmoud Khalil filed a lawsuit Thursday against Columbia University and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to stop the school from giving student disciplinary ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Trump cancels $400 million in federal funds to Columbia University
The Trump administration announced Friday that it is canceling $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University, saying the school is not doing enough to protect its Jewish students against ...NBC News - Mar. 8 -
Columbia agrees to Trump administration's demands after funding cut
Columbia University said Friday it has agreed to a list of demands from the Trump administration as it seeks to begin talks to restore $400 million in federal funding. After the administration cut ...The Hill - Mar. 21 -
Columbia University announces mask ban, hiring of special officers
Columbia University has announced a new mask ban, the hiring of special officers and other new policies in response to the Trump administration's list of demands.CBS News - Mar. 22 -
At Columbia, Trump's crackdown chills a fervent campus
Faced with the Trump administration’s crackdown and Columbia University's concessions, students say protesting simply isn’t worth the risk.NBC News - 1d -
Columbia announces disciplinary action for students who took over campus building last spring
Columbia University announced disciplinary actions on Thursday for students who took over a campus building last year during pro-Palestinian protests, a move that comes as the Trump administration ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Donald Trump’s war on America’s universities
The administration has chosen Columbia University as the site of the first battle in a much wider conflictFinancial Times - Mar. 21 -
Palestinian activist who led student protests at Columbia faces deportation
Over the weekend, Columbia University grad Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and is facing deportation. He is a green card holder, but the Trump administration says the arrest stems from his involvement ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Dem AGs sue over Trump administration’s Education Department layoffs
Democratic attorneys general in Washington, D.C., and 20 states sued Thursday over the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off nearly half of the Education Department workforce. Earlier this ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Farmers sue Trump administration over halted IRA grants
Farmers and environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its decision to pause grants that are part of the Democrats’ climate, tax and health care law. They are challenging the ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Columbia cedes to Trump admin. demands after threat to withhold funds
Columbia University appears to have ceded to the Trump administration’s demands after a threat to withhold $400 million in federal funds.ABC News - Mar. 21 -
DHS agents serve warrants at Columbia University after protests over Mahmoud Khalil's arrest
Columbia University confirms Homeland Security agents entered two university residences Thursday night with warrants, but no one was arrested or taken into custody. Earlier in the day, dozens of ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
As Trump Administration Cuts Funding, Researchers Turn to European Universities
European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.The New York Times - 3d -
Columbia under pressure to resist Trump administration demands
Scholars say government threat to further cut federal funding at Ivy League university contains ‘glaring legal problems’Financial Times - Mar. 16 -
Columbia University cedes to Trump’s demands with series of reforms
Measures at Ivy League institution trigger concern over academic freedomFinancial Times - Mar. 21 -
Radio Free Europe sues after Trump administration halts funding
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sued Kari Lake and the Trump administration Tuesday over efforts to defund the organization. Last week, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Trump administration pauses $175M in funding to UPenn over trans athlete policy
The Trump administration is pausing $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its transgender athlete policies.NBC News - Mar. 19 -
Universities in precarious position as Trump uses research funding as a wedge
The Trump administration is taking advantage of the entanglement of university finances and government funding, seeking to put schools on a short leash tied to their research capabilities. ...The Hill - Mar. 16 -
Columbia University Cedes to Trump Demands for Federal Funding
Columbia’s concessions have brought swift criticism.Inc. - 5d -
It’s not about antisemitism: The real reason Trump is going after Columbia University
The Trump administration’s actions are part of a concerted assault on key institutions critical to the functioning of government and democracy.The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration is now accusing the Columbia University graduate and protest leader of having withheld information when he applied for permanent residency status.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump antisemitism task force chief: Columbia settlement 'not even close'
Leo Terrell, chief of the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, says Columbia University is “not even close” to meeting the Trump administration's demands for reforms in order to return some ...The Hill - Mar. 21 -
Trump admin applauds Columbia's 'first step' toward restoring funding
The Trump administration on Monday cheered Columbia University’s decision last week to comply with its demands to change disciplinary procedures and other policies in order to begin talks to ...The Hill - 4d -
Education secretary on canceled Columbia money: 'We are on the right track'
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday discussed the possible restoration of $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University, saying that the Trump administration and the school “are on ...The Hill - 5d