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The Trump administration recently moved to slash $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia, a massive financial hit for the institution.
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Columbia University's interim president has resigned her role just one week after the Ivy League university agreed to change several policies to satisfy demands from the Trump administration.
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Armstrong is returning to lead the university's Irving Medical Center, Columbia University said.
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Columbia University interim president steps down a week after announcing sweeping policy changes
The interim president of Columbia University is stepping down, the school announced Friday, a week after announcing sweeping policy changes – seemingly bowing to the Trump administration’s demands conditioned on federal funding.
Columbia University's interim president resigned after the school agreed to Trump's demands
Katrina Armstrong, who took over as interim president at Columbia in August, resigned amid a tumultuous year for the university.
Columbia University interim president steps down amid clash with Trump admin over federal funding
Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong is stepping down from her role leading the school, with board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman taking her place.
Columbia University president resigns amid Trump crackdown
The resignation comes after Columbia caved in to demands from Trump, who claims the school failed to fight antisemitism.
Columbia University Locked Its Campus and Unleashed a Contentious Debate
Students and neighbors are suing the school, magnifying the broader complaint that institutions stifle free expression when they restrict access to public spaces following protests.
Applications dip slightly at Columbia University, but no large drop despite campus turmoil
Columbia University has largely maintained the size of its application pool — despite campus protests over Gaza and scrutiny by the federal government that have besieged the university over the
Columbia University's head steps down after concessions made in feud with Trump over funds
Columbia University's interim president, Katrina Armstrong, has stepped down - a departure that comes one week after it agreed to significant changes amid a heated battle with the Trump administration over its federal funding.
Columbia University President Steps Down Amid Trump Battle
Katrina Armstrong has come under pressure amid a high-profile battle with the Trump administration over the university’s federal funding.
Columbia University president steps down amid Trump's crackdown
The resignation comes after Columbia caved to demands from Trump, who claims the school failed to fight antisemitism.
Columbia University cedes to Trump administration demands after threat to withhold funds
Columbia University appears to have ceded to the Trump administration’s demands after a threat to withhold $400 million in federal funds.
Columbia University Sees Rare Drop in Applications
It’s the first application cycle since pro-Palestinian protests swept the campus and the University found itself in the crosshairs of the Trump Administration.
Hiltzik: Columbia University's capitulation to Trump puts academic freedom at risk coast-to-coast
After Trump threatened Columbia University with the loss of $400 million in federal funding, the university folded. But Trump's threat was almost surely illegal.
Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers appear in New Jersey court over jurisdiction of Columbia activist's case
Lawyers for a Columbia University graduate student who has become the face of President Donald Trump's crackdown on campus protests against Israel appeared before a judge in Newark, New Jersey, to debate where his legal fight to be released from federal custody should play out.
Trump tariffs, ‘attacks’ over water complicate Columbia River Treaty negotiations
Amid the turmoil over the river, the administration also has been threatening and imposing tariffs as high as 25% on some goods from Canada. Trump had to walk back some tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods to protect the U.S. auto industry, after acknowledging the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement he himself had signed in 2020.
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‘RBG’ documentarian resigns from Columbia’s duPont Awards over Trump concessions
Oscar-nominated documentary maker Julie Cohen has resigned from the duPont-Columbia Awards, citing concessions the university made to the Trump administration.
Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding
Some researchers say they’re appealing the cuts, which were prompted by Trump’s concerns about antisemitism on campus.
Judge hears arguments as Trump administration requests Columbia University student disciplinary records
A hearing was held Tuesday about whether Columbia University should disclose disciplinary records of some students involved in demonstrations.
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