The Trump administration on Friday stated that it could cancel roughly $400 million in federal grants to Columbia College ‘because of the faculty’s continued inaction within the face of persistent harassment of Jewish college students.’

United States | The Trump administration introduced the instant cancellation of roughly $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia College because of the faculty’s continued inaction within the face of persistent harassment of Jewish college students. pic.twitter.com/fKV140AB6e

— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2025

In line with AP, the discover got here 5 days after federal businesses introduced they had been contemplating orders to cease work on $51 million in contracts with the New York Metropolis college and reviewing its eligibility for over $5 billion in federal grants going ahead. And it got here after Columbia arrange a brand new disciplinary committee and ramped up its personal investigations into college students vital of Israel, alarming free speech advocates.

A press release from Workplace of Public Affairs, US departemnt of Justice reads, “As we speak, the Division of Justice (DOJ), Division of Well being and Human Companies (HHS), Division of Schooling (ED), and the U.S. Normal Companies Administration (GSA) introduced the instant cancellation of roughly $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia College because of the faculty’s continued inaction within the face of persistent harassment of Jewish college students. These cancellations characterize the primary spherical of motion and extra cancellations are anticipated to observe.”

It additional added, “The Process Power is constant to overview and coordinate throughout federal businesses to establish extra cancellations that might be made swiftly. DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA are taking this motion as members of the Joint Process Power to Fight Anti-Semitism. Columbia College presently holds greater than $5 billion in federal grant commitments.”

What Schooling Secretary Linda McMahon stated:

In an announcement launched on Friday, Schooling Secretary Linda McMahon stated, “Universities should adjust to all federal antidiscrimination legal guidelines if they’ll obtain federal funding. For too lengthy, Columbia has deserted that obligation to Jewish college students learning on its campus.”

Later, she posted on X (previously Twitter), “Had a productive assembly with Columbia’s interim president Katrina Armstrong at this time. Sit up for working collectively to guard all college students on their campus. The Trump Administration won’t permit the continued harassment and threats of violence in opposition to college students.”

Had a productive assembly with Columbia’s interim president Katrina Armstrong at this time. Sit up for working collectively to guard all college students on their campus.

The Trump Administration won’t permit the continued harassment and threats of violence in opposition to college students. https://t.co/FL3YqiQWcD

— Secretary Linda McMahon (@EDSecMcMahon) March 7, 2025

Columbia has turn into the primary goal in Trump’s marketing campaign to chop federal cash to schools accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas struggle that started in October 2023.

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