‘No Way’ to Please Everyone: Columbia’s President Confronts Trump’s Ultimatum

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.