Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong signaled that she’s working with President Donald Trump and federal agencies to implement protections for Jewish students and restore funding from the U.S. Department of Education by the March 20 deadline.
The education department’s Office for Civil Rights rescinded $400 million in federal grants to Columbia earlier this month after its investigation determined the Ivy League school failed to properly address persistent events of anti-Semitism following protests and campus occupations where Jewish students were harassed.
Former Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik resigned in August 2024, the third Ivy League president to do so, following months of criticism about her handling of protests against the war in Gaza….