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Rory Sullivan

Trump administration threatens to cut Columbia University's federal funding

The Trump administration has threatened to permanently end federal funding to Columbia University, unless the New York institution hands over control of one of its international studies departments.

The ultimatum comes a week after the US government announced that it was pulling $400m (€367m) in federal funding from the university — and reviewing $5bn (€4.6bn) in additional grants — over its perceived failure to root out antisemitism on campus.

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