Trump Admin Sends Letter to Columbia University Demanding Major Changes
“demanded that Columbia University make dramatic changes in student discipline and admissions before it would discuss lifting the cancellation of $400 million in government grants and contracts”
Now that the Trump administration has pulled $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University over the ongoing issue of antisemitism on their campus, Trump officials have sent the school a letter outlining a list of demands that must be met before the federal government will even consider restoring the funds.
This is glorious. It’s wonderful to see the government, the representatives of the people, making demands on a university rather than a campus mob for a change.
BREAKING: The government has delivered its demands to Columbia, including:
-Placing discipline under the president
-A mask ban
-Adopting IHRA or similar
-“Placing the Middle East, South Asian, and African Studies department under academic receivership”
-Admissions reform pic.twitter.com/hKenK5WQlm
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) March 13, 2025
The New York Times has details:
Trump Demands Major Changes in Columbia Discipline and Admissions Rules
The Trump administration on Thursday demanded that Columbia University make dramatic changes in student discipline and admissions before it would discuss lifting the cancellation of $400 million in government grants and contracts.
It said the ultimatum was necessary because of what it described as Columbia’s failure to protect Jewish students from harassment.
The government called for the university to formalize its definition of antisemitism, to ban the wearing of masks “intended to conceal identity or intimidate” and to place the school’s Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Department under “academic receivership.”
“We expect your immediate compliance,” officials from the General Services Administration, Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services said in a letter.
They said that since the Trump administration had announced it was cutting the funding, “your counsel has asked to discuss ‘next steps.’” The administration demanded a response to its letter within a week as “a precondition for formal negotiations regarding Columbia University’s continued financial relationship with the United States government.”
The Trump administration’s move to cut Columbia’s grants and contracts represented an extraordinary escalation of the government’s targeting of the university.
Columbia, it said, “has fundamentally failed to protect American students and faculty from antisemitic violence and harassment.”
Columbia is already taking some action on their own. They just expelled some of the students involved the takeover of a campus building last year.
The Associated Press reported:
Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year
Columbia University has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring and temporarily revoked the diplomas of others who have since graduated, officials said Thursday.
The university said in a campus-wide email that a judicial board brought a range of sanctions against students who occupied Hamilton Hall last spring to protest the war in Gaza.
Columbia did not provide a breakdown of how many students were expelled, were suspended or had their degrees revoked, but it said the outcomes were based on an “evaluation of the severity of behaviors.”
The culmination of the monthslong investigative process comes as the university is reeling from the arrest of a well-known Palestinian campus activist, Mahmoud Khalil, by federal immigration authorities last Saturday. President Donald Trump has said the arrest would be the “first of many” such detentions.
Mahmoud Khalil was directly involved in the takeover of that building, an action that included holding university staffers in the building against their will and issuing demands to the school. That alone should justify the government’s plan to deport him.
Columbia could have avoided all of this, but they chose to allow this radical mob to take control of their campus. Now they’re finding out.
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What’s appalling is that the federal government needs to step in, in the first place. If basic notions of moral probity and common sense existed at these universities among administrators and faculty, such action would never be necessary. Instead, wretched institutions such as Columbia, U.C. Berkeley, Georgetown U,. and their ilk have become incubators for vicious, virulent and unrestrained Jew-hate, anti-Israel agitation, pro-Islamofascist agitprop and assorted subversive antics and indoctrination.
It would seem reasonable to place Columbia under a consent decree, considering its multiple violations of civil rights laws.
I actually like this approach
And if you don’t like it, Columbia, call your pals in Hamas. I’m sure they have three fitty to spare for you.
“administration demanded a response to its letter within a week”
Funny, that demand alone is reason to not give Columbia U more money for at least a year. That will give them time to cleanup their mess. Negotiations should be about rather they will receive any aid the following year.
why wouldnt trump just stop the funding?? if possible and why arent the gop on the attack to stop funding and tax breaks etc!!!??!!
He already stopped the funding. Now he’s laying out the conditions they have to achieve to get any of it back.
agree
but they are open to continue funding IF….etc
just stop the funding completely
the whole notion of publicly funding schools has led us to this (continued) war between the citizens
pay teachers directly
those who cant pay will trade services etc for donations or just get donations from those who want to and do in fact donate without being forced to
that would defeat the unoins>>the middle man
the politicians who use the students as weapons..now against their parents etc
GOP on the attack? Has that ever happened?
Really? We want ‘the moron’ sticking his jowls into Columbia’s business?
Rhis sucumbag?
This is crazy How in the F*uck does this idiot get to be president..I couldn’t share so I copied the post …I made sure I fact checked these, so feel free to check yourselves, but these may be a good reason not to trust Donald.
Trump facts
May I share some facts?
64 Times Mentioned In Epstein Report.
97 Times Pleaded The Fifth.
34 Felony Convictions.
91 Criminal Charges.
26 Sexual Assault Allegations.
6 Bankruptcies.
5 Draft Deferments.
4 Indictments.
2 Impeachments.
2 Convicted Companies.
1 Fake University Shut Down.
1 Fake Charity Shut Down.
$25 Million Fraud Settlement.
$5 Million Sexual Abuse Verdict.
$2 Million Fake Charity Abuse Judgment.
$93 Million Sexual Abuse Judgements.
$400+ Million Fraud Judgment.
First President in history to serve a full term increase the deficit every year he was in office.
First President in history to maintain a debt to GDP ratio over 100% for his entire term.
Highest annual budget deficit.
Most added to the national debt in a single term.
Most new unemployment claims.
Largest single day point drop in the history of the Dow.
First major party candidate in half a century to lose the popular vote twice.
Longest government shutdown in history (and he did that while his own party controlled both chambers of Congress).
First President in the history of approval ratings to maintain a net negative approval rating for his entire term.
First President to be impeached twice.
First President to have bipartisan support for his conviction after impeachment (which happened both times).
Most indictments, guilty pleas, and criminal convictions of members of an administration.
First president to have a mug shot.
Please go ahead and lookup every claim here.
1) he was never named as being a client of Epstein. Epstien’s victims testified that they never saw him.
2) it’s the right of every American to plead the Fifth and there’s nothing wrong with that.
3) the Constitution doesn’t require a clean record. The charges were bogus lawfare anyway.
4) allegations are not charges. Anyone can be alleged to have done anything.
5) he played the tax code as written to discharge some debts and remain a billionaire. Smart thing to do.
6) Biden was also deferred from the draft several times while working as a lifeguard. I don’t blame them, the US should never have been in Vietnam and I would have done everything to get out of it too.
7) Those were dropped once Jack Smith realized he didn’t have jack.
8) 2 acquittals.
I don’t have time to explain why the rest of your claims are non-issues. We the People still voted for him so enjoy it. It’s going to be a long four years for you.
Just stop it already. Trump is not going to date you.
joe biden/dnc>>sold out america to the left!
trump 1
dnc 0
2) It is their right, but what did ‘the moron’ say before?
“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment,” Trump said as a candidate in 2016, complaining about aides to his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, who faced inquires over the use of a private email service when she was secretary of state.
“The mob takes the Fifth,” Trump declared.
7) Effing liar. ( boy you can tell you’re a Trump culter.
Jack Smith dropped the charges because he actually follows the rules. HE had a MOUNTAIN of credible evidence and ‘the moron’ knew it. Give me break.
https://americandebunk.com/
3) What a rousing defense. ” YEah I idolize a scumbag who has a criminal resume that couldn’t get him hired anywhere, but the Constitution doesn’t say you need a clean record’ LAFFRIOT
“The culmination of the monthslong investigative process comes as the university is reeling from the arrest of a well-known Palestinian campus activist, Mahmoud Khalil”
Is the entire university “reeling”? If not, what part of it is “reeling”? And why?
The AP is despicable.
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