Columbia University will lay off 180 people after federal funding cuts to research
Middle East,Columbia University
Columbia University says it will lay off nearly 180 staff members after it lost $400m in federal funding for research after it was accused of not doing enough to crack down on antisemitism on campus. βWe have had to make deliberate, considered decisions about the allocation of our financial resources,β acting president Claire Shipman said in a statement. βThose decisions also impact our greatest resource, our people. We understand this news will be hard.β Shipman also warned of more impending cuts saying, βIn the coming weeks and months, we will...
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