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Trump Administration Lays Out Demands to Columbia to Restore Federal Funding

Columbia University accepted the Trump Administration's demands to address alleged anti-Semitism in exchange for restoring $400 million in federal funding.
The demands include a ban on masks during protests and oversight of the Middle Eastern studies program by a new administrator.
Some faculty members view the demands as extortion, worrying they may be the first of many schools to face similar pressure.
Researchers at Columbia are concerned about funding cuts affecting their critical work in various scientific fields due to the situation.

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