Columbia caves to Trump’s demands after $400M threat over campus antisemitism, will institute mask ban and more oversight

Columbia University caved to the Trump administration Friday — agreeing to policy changes including a mask ban and allowing campus cops to make arrests — after the feds yanked $400 million in funding over how the Ivy League school handled antisemitism.

The embattled Morningside Heights university — which had become the epicenter of violent anti-Israel protests — will also install new leadership to review curriculum for its Middle East, South Asian and African Studies department and Center for Palestine Studies, according to a memo from administrators.

The school said 36 campus cops will now be empowered to arrest students or boot them from campus when deemed appropriate.

https://nypost.com/2025/03/21/us-news/columbia-university-caves-to-trump-demands-over-antisemitism/