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In fight with Columbia, Trump seeks ‘death sentence’
In President Trump’s war with higher education, Columbia University just became the first to face the nuclear option. While other schools have also faced devastating funding cuts and ...
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At Columbia University, chemical scientists are dismayed by funding cuts
Inside those labs, tension and confusion were palpable for scientists as they recounted the days following massive cuts in US ...
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18 Universities Seek To Back Harvard in Federal Funding Lawsuit
Eighteen universities — including five Ivy League institutions — plan to submit an amicus brief in support of Harvard’s legal challenge to the Trump administration’s freeze on nearly $3 billion in ...
Education Department says Columbia fails to meet accreditation standards
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education sent a letter June 4 urging Columbia University 's accreditor to rescind its ...
What cheers at Harvard and boos at Columbia reveal about Trump’s campus war
When Harvard President Alan Garber took the stage at commencement, he was met with cheers. Days earlier, Columbia acting ...
Harvard gets other universities’ backing in Trump funding fight
A group of 18 leading research universities including Princeton and MIT asked a federal judge for permission to file legal ...
Education Department says Columbia doesn’t meet accreditation standards
Determinations about Columbia and other universities’ accreditations are not made by the federal government, but by accrediting bodies through a lengthy process.