‘No Way’ to Please Everyone: Columbia’s President Confronts Trump’s Ultimatum
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Columbia University’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, faces no easy way forward.
If she cedes to White House demands over campus antisemitism allegations, she risks revolt from faculty fearing a loss of academic freedom. Refuse, and lose $400 million in federal grants and contracts, threaten the work of scores of Columbia scientists, and invite further sanctions that could imperil the entire university.
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