The university has agreed to Trump’s demands on campus protests, student discipline and Middle Eastern studies
Columbia University said Friday it has agreed to the Trump administration’s demands that it overhaul rules on campus protests, student discipline and more in exchange for restoring $400 million in federal funding.
The university — accused of failing to fight antisemitism amid pro-Palestinian protests — agreed to take on a formal definition of antisemitism that could include “targeting Jews or Israelis for violence or celebrating violence against them” or “certain double standards applied to Israel,” The New York Times reported. Columbia also agreed to ban protesters from wearing face masks if they are trying to conceal their identities; ban protests in academic buildings; hire a security force that can remove protesters from campus or arrest them; overhaul its student discipline procedures; and appoint a senior vice provost to oversee the balance of curriculum and leadership in its Middle Eastern studies department.
