Hélène Collon ⏚<p>"Columbia University agreed on Friday to overhaul its <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> policies, security practices and Middle Eastern studies in a remarkable <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/concession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>concession</span></a> to the Trump administration, which has refused to consider restoring $400 million in <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> funds without major changes.<br>The agreement, which stunned and dismayed the faculty, could signal a new stage in the administration’s escalating <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/clash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clash</span></a> with elite colleges and universities. Harvard, Stanford, and dozens of other schools face federal inquiries and fear similar <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/penalties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>penalties</span></a>; college administrators said Columbia’s response to the White House’s demands may set a dangerous <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/precedent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>precedent</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/nyregion/columbia-response-trump-demands.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/21/nyregio</span><span class="invisible">n/columbia-response-trump-demands.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>