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Trump administration cancels $400M in grants and contracts with Columbia University

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The Trump administration said Friday it will pull $400 million from Columbia University because of what the government describes as the Ivy League school’s failure to squelch antisemitism.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Trump administration cancels $400m of funding to Columbia University (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The cuts are "the first round of action" over what the administration calls inaction over campus antisemitism.

  2. Legal Insurrection

    Trump Admin Strips Columbia of $400 Million in Grants (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Trump already threatened higher education institutions to pull federal funding over illegal protests.

  3. New York Post

    Trump administration yanks $400M in grants, contracts from Columbia University over antisemitism (opens New York Post)

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    The Trump administration yanked roughly $400 million in grants and contracts from Columbia University, citing its noncompliance with anti-discrimination laws.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump administration cuts $400M in Columbia University funding | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    The Trump administration announced today that it had canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University because of what it described as the school’s failure to protect Jewish students from harassment.

  5. NBC4 Washington

    Trump slashes $400 million from Columbia University over antisemitism concerns (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    The Trump administration announced a dramatic funding cut on Friday, saying it would cut federal grants and contracts worth $400 million from Columbia...

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Trump administration cancels $400M in grants and contracts with Columbia University (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The Trump administration said Friday it will pull $400 million from Columbia University because of what the government describes as the Ivy League school’s failure to squelch antisemitism.

  7. NBC News

    Trump administration cancels $400 million in grants for Columbia University (opens NBC News)

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    The Trump administration announced it would cancel approximately $400 million in federal grants to Columbia due to "inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students."

  8. CBS News

    $400 million of Columbia University (opens CBS News)

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    The Trump administration moved Friday to cancel $400 million in grants to and federal contracts with Columbia University, citing antisemitic incidents on campus.

  9. amNewYork

    Trump admin cancels $400M in federal grants for Columbia University over alleged failure to stem antisemitism (opens amNewYork)

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    The Trump admin canceled $400 million in federal grants for Columbia University over what it characterized as the school's continued failure to address antisemitism on campus.

  10. The Guardian

    Trump administration cancels $400m in funds to Columbia University (opens The Guardian)

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    Government alleges university failed to protect Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests on campus

  11. Gothamist

    Trump administration cancels $400M in funding for Columbia University (opens Gothamist)

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    Gothamist's feed description

    The federal education department justified the move by citing alleged antisemitic harassment on campus.

  12. UPI

    Anti-Semitism task force cuts $400M of grants to Columbia University (opens UPI)

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    Federal authorities officially canceled $400 million worth of grants to Columbia University on Friday, citing the school's reaction to pro-Palestinian protests on its New York City campus.

  13. ABC 7 New York

    Trump administration cancels $400 million worth of grants and contracts to Columbia University (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    The Trump administration has cancelled $400 million worth of grants and contracts to Columbia University.

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Trump administration cancels $400 million in grants and contracts with Columbia University (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The Trump administration is pulling $400 million made the move because of what it describes as the school's failure to stop campus antisemitism.

  15. FOX 5 New York

    Trump administration cancels $400M in grants, contracts with Columbia University (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The Trump administration says it’s pulling $400 million from Columbia University.

  16. Fox News

    Trump cuts more than $400 million in grants to Columbia over antisemitism concerns, potentially more to come (opens Fox News)

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    The Trump admin announced the rescission of more than $400 million in federal grant dollars that go to Columbia, amidst concerns about increased antisemitism on campus and the school's inaction toward preventing it.

  17. Forbes

    Trump Administration Pulls $400 Million From Columbia University (opens Forbes)

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    The Trump administration is canceling $400 million in grants and contracts with Columbia University because of what it said was the school's inaction over antisemitism.

  18. The Boston Globe

    Trump administration to cut $400m of funding to Columbia University over antisemitism allegations. Follow live updates. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The Trump administration has ratcheted up its promised crackdown on universities over what Trump has described as complacency in the face of resurgent campus antisemitism.

  19. Townhall

  20. NPR

    Trump administration cancels $400 million in federal dollars for Columbia University (opens NPR)

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    The administration said it was cancelling grants and other federal awards for Columbia for an alleged failure to protect Jewish students from antisemitism.

  21. Insider

    Trump administration cancels $400 million in funding to Columbia University — and says more cuts are coming (opens Insider)

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    The administration has alleged the school failed to combat campus anti-Semitism amid Israel-Gaza protests.

  22. Legitgov

  23. Voice of America

    US cancels $400M in funding to Columbia University (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Trump administration accuses school of 'antisemitic harassment'

  24. Washington Examiner

    Trump administration cancels Columbia grants worth $400 million (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A Columbia University spokesperson told the Washington Examiner that the school is working with the federal government to restore its funding.

  25. Breitbart News

    DOJ, HHS, GSA, DOE Cancel $400 Million Worth of Grants to Columbia (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Trump administration announced that it had cancelled roughly $400 million worth of grants and contracts to Columbia University.

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