The slashed funding comes amid a review of more than $5 billion in federal grant commitments going to Columbia

 

Trump cuts more than $400 million in grants to Columbia over antisemitism concerns, potentially more to come

The Trump administration said Friday that it will revoke over $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University due to concerns about increasing antisemitism on campus and the institution's inability to address it.

Earlier this week, the Health and Human Services (HHS), Education (DoED) and U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the start of a "comprehensive review" of over $5 billion in federal grant funds that flow to Columbia, "in light of ongoing investigations for potential violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act" regarding antisemitism on campus.

It has been just four days since the Trump administration announced this review, but the agencies have already started cutting funds. People familiar with the situation, who wished to remain anonymous, report that over $400 million in federal grant money from HHS and DoED will be withdrawn from Columbia due to the antisemitism that is purportedly ongoing on campus.

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Meanwhile, as Columbia's grant money continues to be reviewed, further federal funding might be withdrawn, according to sources who are aware of the review.

A protester holds a Palestinian flag during an April 2024 march on Columbia University's campus in support of a protest encampment supporting Palestinians. (Reuters/David Dee Delgado)

The university was repeatedly subjected to pro-antiIsrael demonstrations this week in the image of the student campouts which swathed Columbia, and by extension campuses across America, in their aftermath when Hamas launched the terrorist attack against innocent Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023. Students stormed and tried to take over a campus library, for which nine people were arrested on Wednesday, writes the New York Post.

Linda McMahon, the Trump Secretary of Education, stopped by campus on Friday to speak with university officials and address the recent issues surrounding antisemitism.

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"Americans have witnessed in outrage for over a year now, as Jewish students have been harassed and attacked on top-tier university campuses—again and again overrun by antisemitic agitators and students. Illegal encampments and protests have brought day-to-day campus operations to a complete standstill, denying Jewish students educational opportunities to which they are entitled," McMahon stated in a release earlier this week.

Linda McMahon speaks at the Republican National Convention prior to Trump's election win and her ultimate nomination to lead the Department of Education. (Reuters/Mike Segar)

"Federally funded institutions do have a responsibility to ensure that all of their students are safe from discrimination. Columbia's evident failure to keep their part of this fundamental bargain should very seriously call into question the fitness of the institution to continue conducting business with the United States government."