Columbia, White House and Harvard University
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The White House is seeking fines from several universities it says failed to stop antisemitism on campus, including Harvard University, in exchange for restoring federal funding, a Trump administration official said on Friday.
According to the WSJ's exclusive, the Trump administration has placed Duke on a short list of universities that may be required to make financial concessions to get federal funding.
Cornell University is advancing in talks with the Trump administration to reinstate hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding amid efforts by the White House to get schools to resolve allegations of campus antisemitism,
An agreement between Columbia University and the White House this week is an unprecedented intrusion that could erode the independence of universities, observers say
Trump, who has halted billions in research grants to a slew of schools, has said he envisions the Columbia deal as the first of many such agreements. His education secretary, Linda McMahon, called it a blueprint for other institutions to follow.
Ultimately, we win that case. And the bottom line is we’re not going to give any more money to Harvard,” President Trump said.
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Columbia professors sent a letter to the university's president outlining items that should be included in a deal with the White House.
Columbia University agreed to the Trump administration’s demands. Education Secretary Linda McMahon called it “a monumental victory for conservatives.”