Trump Cuts Aid to Columbia University, School Responds Immediately to Obey POTUS Demand
Columbia University now says fighting antisemitism is its “number one priority.” This stunning revelation came Friday evening via email from interim president Katrina Armstrong to the university community. What prompted this sudden awakening of conscience? A genuine moral epiphany? A deep institutional reflection? Or perhaps something more… tangible?
The Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, and the U.S. General Services Administration canceled the massive federal grants and contracts to Columbia University Friday in “the first round of action” against the university, citing “continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”
The Trump administration just cut approximately $400 million in federal funding to Columbia. Amazing how quickly priorities can shift when the money stops flowing, isn’t it? Nothing clarifies an institution’s values quite like the sound of a checkbook snapping shut.
Armstrong’s message stressed that “Antisemitism, violence, discrimination, harassment, and other behaviors that violate our values or disrupt teaching, learning, or research are antithetical to our mission.” She vowed that Columbia “must continue to work to address any instances of these unacceptable behaviors on our campus.”
Armstrong admitted the funding cuts would “touch nearly every corner of the University” and cause “anxiety and concern for our entire community.” Well, imagine the anxiety Jewish students felt while being harassed on campus with little institutional support. Apparently, that anxiety didn’t warrant emergency emails until taxpayer dollars were at stake.
The Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, and the U.S. General Services Administration canceled the massive federal grants and contracts to Columbia University Friday in “the first round of action” against the university, citing “continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”
The Trump administration just cut approximately $400 million in federal funding to Columbia. Amazing how quickly priorities can shift when the money stops flowing, isn’t it? Nothing clarifies an institution’s values quite like the sound of a checkbook snapping shut.
Armstrong’s message stressed that “Antisemitism, violence, discrimination, harassment, and other behaviors that violate our values or disrupt teaching, learning, or research are antithetical to our mission.” She vowed that Columbia “must continue to work to address any instances of these unacceptable behaviors on our campus.”
Armstrong admitted the funding cuts would “touch nearly every corner of the University” and cause “anxiety and concern for our entire community.” Well, imagine the anxiety Jewish students felt while being harassed on campus with little institutional support. Apparently, that anxiety didn’t warrant emergency emails until taxpayer dollars were at stake.
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