Columbia University makes policy changes in dispute over federal funding

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War Room's Steve Bannon on Columbia University - "These Institutions That Talk So Tough and Gonna Be So Tough, Will Collapse When You Hold the Money"

Steve Bannon discusses the future of Columbia University and similar institutions, asserting that financial pressure will lead to their downfall. His insights provoke critical questions about the sustainability of higher education funding.

After 'Extraordinary Ultimatum,' Columbia Caves

Columbia University agreed Friday to put its Middle East studies department under new supervision and overhaul its rules for protests and student discipline, acquiescing to an extraordinary ultimatum by the Trump administration to implement those and other changes or risk losing billions of dollars in federal funding. Backstory: Earlier this...

Prime Minister Urged to Declare "Emergency" After U.S. Stops Funding Australian Universities - The Last Refuge

If you find yourself wondering, wait, what, why are we funding Australian universities?  You are likely not alone. Apparently, the U.S. government has been sending $6oo million/yr to universities in Australia to subsidize various college research programs.  The Trump administration has told Australia the funding will likely end. The Australian university system is in a […]

Columbia, at risk of losing federal funding, yields to Trump demands

The university has agreed to Trump's demands on campus protests, student discipline and Middle Eastern studies

K-12 Leaders Rejected Weaponization of Antisemitism Claims. Why Won’t Higher Ed?

Columbia has capitulated in what one scholar calls “an ideological battle to shut down any dissent” against Trump.