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Trump Task Force To Review Harvard’s Funding After Columbia Bows to Federal Demands

Columbia agreed to many of the changes, drawing condemnation from free speech groups, who see it as a stunning intrusion by the federal government.

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Low Memorial Library at Columbia University in New York City, April 14, 2021.

Researchers in Limbo as Columbia Bows to Trump’s Demands in Bid To Restore $400M Federal Funding

The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers, representing members of Columbia’s faculty, filed a lawsuit saying the funding revocation violated free speech laws.

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Columbia Student Protester Can’t Be Detained for Now as She Fights Deportation, Judge Rules

The lawsuit filed against the Trump administration Monday argued the government is “attempting to use immigration enforcement as a bludgeon to suppress speech that they dislike.”

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Protests continue at Columbia University in New York during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas

Columbia Student Protester Who’s Lived in the US Since Age 7 Sues To Stop Deportation Order

The lawsuit accuses immigration officials of employing the same tactics used on Mahmoud Khalil and other college activists.

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Linda McMahon, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Education, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing in Washington

Education Secretary Says Columbia University’s Changes Put It on Track To Recover Funding

Some faculty and free speech groups accused the university of caving to President Donald Trump’s largely unprecedented intrusion on academic freedom.

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Under Pressure From Trump, Columbia Plans Its Next Move With Other Colleges Watching

The Trump administration is acting quickly to make an example of Columbia as it demands stronger action against allegations of anti-Jewish bias on college campuses.

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Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City

Federal Judge Transfers Columbia Student Activist’s Case to New Jersey

Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan called the legal challenge an “exceptional case” in need of “careful judicial review.”

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The Justice Department Is Investigating Whether Columbia University Hid Students Sought by the US

Columbia University’s campus has been in crisis since the arrest Saturday of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist.

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