Columbia University faces ultimatum from Trump administration

The Trump administration is demanding that Columbia University make sweeping changes or risk the permanent loss of federal funding. As Erica Natividad reports, this is the latest in ongoing turmoil at the school.

[bensonyau]

$400M plus $5B in grants. The University doesn't need taxpayer's money. Their tuition is $69, 000 per year!

[gabeludena]

Freedom of speech is different from the violent occupation of campus premises and is totally opposed to racist harassment. THINK!

[garymorris]

Columbia and some other colleges have a responsibility to keep their students safe, and they are failing MISERABLY

[mump]

Why does any university get 5 billion from the government?

[stuartlee]

No student should go to Columbia.
Let it go AWAY.

[daw]

Unless a University is completely and utterly free of all Federal funding, they are subject to Federal rules, guidelines, and requests. If the school resists then the Feds have the legal right to stop funding the Institution.

[kathrynhurst]

Zero tax money should be going to colleges

[laurie]

Why are the universities getting tax payer money, when they get a tremendous amount from private donors.

[BarryFoster-wcut]

It is about time. Cancel all of the campus organizations supporting this. This administrations knows who all of them are and is allowing Columbia one last chance to do better.

[blandinalecce]

Stop giving any of these schools my money. They are a waste.

[mikerosenau]

Who exactly is paying for this students 16 yes count em, 16 YES REALLY 16 ATTORNEYS WHO? CAN ANYONE DETERMINE WHERE THAT MONEY IS COMING FROM IT SMELLS LIKE USAID OR FEMA.

[EunnhaKang]

No more grants no more federal money. What are the colleges need so much money when they’re a private school and they’re charging people so much to go there in the first place.

[jackbannister]

30 year old college student with a green card.. Just a slow starter I guess... BS

[pinoypedro]

They have abused their priviledges. liabilities

[leonardmcguyver]

Mask off.... finally they will go away

[williamfrawley]

Take away the universities' tax status. Tax their endowments and no more tax money to Universities

[rjohnson]

Zero in Federal money until they comply!

[atticushexcel]

What toilet NYC is and has always been.

[finerandy]

I remember when going to an Ivy league school was impressive. Now I have no respect for any of them at all.

[lorisurface]

Free speech is not rioting. Only American citizens have Constitutional rights