Columbia University accompanied Trump’s administrative demands after the threat to withstand funds

Columbia University seems to have submitted Trump’s administrative demands after the threat to hold $ 400 million in federal funds.

The school posted a four -page memo entitled “Advances Our Work to Fight Discrimination, Harassment, and Antisemitism in Columbia.” Columbia’s response is being watched closely by other schools that are the point of protest for the pro-Palestinian protest last year.

Trump’s administration canceled a grant and contract worth $ 400 million to Columbia University, accused the university of “Lightness continued to face continuous harassment of Jewish students.” Administration sending a letter Last week, listed nine demands that must be obeyed by Columbia on Thursday “as a prerequisite for formal negotiations” regarding federal funding.

Columbia agreed to prohibit the mask, one of the main demands of Trump’s administration, by saying in the memo, “Public safety has determined that face masks or face coverings are not permitted for the purpose of hiding a person’s identity in the Commission for Violation of University Policy or State, City, or Federal Law.”

The university also agreed to control more stringent control over the Ministry of Middle East Study, which will now be overseen by the new senior Provost representative who will “will conduct a comprehensive review of the program portfolio in regional regions throughout the university, immediately starting with the Middle East.”

The memo promised a new senior provost representative to ensure that the curriculum was “comprehensive and balanced” and the faculty represented the “intellectual academic environment” when Trump’s government tried to take a strong action on the left wing ideology on campus.

The university will also establish a Provostial Advisory Committee on academic freedom and freedom of expression assigned to advise university leadership about how to protect academic freedom in Columbia.

“Committee members will function as trusted advisers, both to consult with university policies and procedures and to ensure that our decisions are consistent with our values,” Columbia said in the memo.

Columbia will also form a commission assigned to examine events on campus since October 7, 2024-Early Warnings of the Israeli-Hamas-and-and “War” presenting an analysis with the underlying cause. ” The Committee will make a report with recommendations to ensure the Columbia community members “Asked for accountability for actions that hinder the academic pursuit of each individual in the community.”

The committee will also offer recommendations for the disciplinary process.