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A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration

Harvard University has joined the growing list of institutions targeted by the Trump administration for federal funding cuts

The Independent UK

Columbia alumni rip up diplomas to protest activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest

Group of Sipa graduates demonstrate against government’s jailing of graduate student, who spoke up for Palestinians

The Guardian - US

Who Is Claire Shipman: Award-Winning Reporter Takes Helm At Columbia As Campus Crisis Deepens

Claire Shipman, an award-winning journalist and Columbia alumna, has been appointed acting president of Columbia University following Katrina Armstrong's resignation amid political pressure and a £320 million funding crisis.

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Columbia’s president steps aside for new leadership at embattled university

Interim president Katrina Armstrong to transfer to medical center with appointment of board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman

The Guardian - US

Columbia President Katrina Armstrong steps down amid Trump threats, marking second shake-up since 2024

The University remains in negotiations with Trump administration over restoring access to $400 million in federal funds

The Independent UK

Columbia University's interim president steps down and returns to former post

Columbia University's interim president Katrina Armstrong has resigned, returning to her post running the New York school's medical center

The Independent UK

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Education secretary says Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says Columbia University is “on the right track” to recover federal funding frozen by the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Columbia gives in to Trump demands

The university has agreed to Trump's demands on campus protests, student discipline and Middle Eastern studies

Salon

Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes

Columbia University agreed to implement a suite of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department

The Independent UK

Judge tells Columbia and Barnard to refrain from turning over student disciplinary records for now

A federal judge has ordered Columbia University and Barnard College to refrain from complying with a Republican-led House committee’s demand for student disciplinary records, at least until he holds a hearing next week on a request by Mahmoud Khalil and other students for a temporary restraining order

The Independent UK

Trump Treatment Of Columbia Puts US Universities On Edge

Hit by massive funding cuts and a crackdown on student protesters, Columbia University is under fire from US President Donald Trump, putting the world of higher education on tenterhooks.

International Business Times

A graduate’s arrest and Trump’s ‘pincer attack’ on higher education

The administration is cutting funds and threatening what it sees as liberal bastions, such as Columbia University, where it detained Mahmoud Khalil for his pro-Palestinian activism

The Guardian - US

Homeland security agents search two Columbia University students’ rooms

College president says she is ‘heartbroken’ by latest escalation in Trump attack on US campuses

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The Independent UK

Trump administration demands Columbia make sweeping changes – or have funding cut

Columbia has been told to relinquish control of its international studies department and ban masks

International Business Times

Trump Administration Cancels $400 Million In Grants Allocated To Columbia University

The review and subsequent cancellation of funding have raised questions about the administration's approach to university funding.

The Guardian - US

Tensions simmer – but don’t boil over – as Columbia students return to campus

Smaller pro-Palestinian protests continue in new semester amid ramped-up security, but chaos of spring has faded

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American university president resigns over handling of student pro-Palestine protests

THE president of a university in America has resigned after facing heavy scrutiny for her handling of protests over Israel’s war in Gaza ...

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Columbia University President Minouche Shafik Steps Down

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigns amid campus protests, Dr. Katrina Armstrong appointed as interim president. University focuses on aca...

The Independent UK

The president of Columbia University has resigned, effective immediately

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned after a brief, tumultuous tenure

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