Columbia University announced Friday that its interim president, Katrina A. Armstrong, was stepping down. The news arrives a week after the university caved to a list of demands from the Trump administration, which refused to restore $400 million in federal funding unless drastic concessions were made.
Columbia University agreed to some changes demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration before it can negotiate to regain federal funding that was pulled this month over allegations the school tolerated antisemitism on campus.
A major teachers union and association of professors sued President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday, alleging it illegally threatened to withhold funding from Columbia University.
The Morningside Heights university — which had become the epicenter of violent anti-Israel protests — agreed to implement a mask ban and put new leadership in charge of reviewing curriculum for
A demand for the university’s administration to place the Middle Eastern studies department ... toward the end of the Trump administration’s ultimatum to Columbia University this month ...
Columbia University has agreed to most of the demands issued last week by the government, setting the stage to begin negotiations on restoring $400 million in federal funding and becoming the latest institution to capitulate to President Donald Trump.
Board of Trustees Co-Chair Claire Shipman was appointed acting president with immediate effect, while the board searches for a new president.