Why Trump’s Ultimatum to Columbia Could Upend Higher Education

A demand for the university’s administration to place the Middle Eastern studies department under receivership could signal a broader crackdown across the United States.

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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 ...
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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 ...
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