Federal companies to evaluation Columbia College’s contracts, grants after ‘failure’ to guard Jewish college students

Columbia College mentioned it’s “absolutely dedicated to combatting antisemitism” after three federal companies introduced they’d be reviewing the college’s contracts and grants after its “obvious failure” to guard Jewish college students throughout on-campus protests towards Israel.

The Division of Well being and Human Providers (HHS), the Division of Schooling (DoE) and the U.S. Basic Providers Administration (GSA) will probably be conducting the evaluation, they mentioned on Monday.

Columbia College has responded to the announcement, saying they plan to evaluation the communication and that they’re wanting ahead to combating antisemitism with the Trump administration.

“Columbia is absolutely dedicated to combatting antisemitism and all types of discrimination, and we’re resolute that calling for, selling, or glorifying violence or terror has no place at our College,” the college mentioned. “We sit up for ongoing work with the brand new federal administration to combat antisemitism, and we’ll proceed to make all efforts to make sure the protection and wellbeing of our college students, school, and workers.”

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Anti-Israel agitators collect on Columbia College’s campus in New York Metropolis on Monday, April 22, 2024.  The college introduced that each one lessons could be held just about at this time in response to the continuing demonstrations on campus. (Peter Gerber)

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The information comes after the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s choose for secretary of schooling in Linda McMahon, who agrees with the president’s want to shutter the DoE.

McMahon has additionally mentioned she plans to give attention to tackling campus antisemitism and DEI initiatives.

“People have watched in horror for greater than a yr now, as Jewish college students have been assaulted and harassed on elite college campuses. Illegal encampments and demonstrations have utterly paralyzed day-to-day campus operations, depriving Jewish college students of studying alternatives to which they’re entitled,” McMahon’s assertion learn.

McMahon was confirmed by the Senate on Monday to function the subsequent Secretary of Schooling. (Getty Photos)

She mentioned that studying establishments have a accountability to guard all college students from discrimination, particularly those who obtain federal funding.

“Columbia’s obvious failure to uphold their finish of this primary settlement raises very severe questions concerning the establishment’s health to proceed doing enterprise with the US authorities,” she mentioned, partially.

GSA will probably be facilitating the evaluation of federal funding acquired by Columbia, together with grant and contract critiques throughout the federal authorities.

“GSA stays dedicated to upholding federal acquisition requirements and making certain that authorities contracts mirror our nation’s values, together with the combat towards anti-Semitism(sic),” mentioned Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner and Activity Power Member Josh Gruenbaum. “With this partnership, we’ll be working throughout the federal government to finish the tradition of anti-Semitism(sic) in our establishments of upper schooling — placing all establishments on discover that it’s going to not be tolerated per President Trump’s Government Order.”

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A “Free Palestine” flag hangs inside a constructing at Barnard School in NYC. (X/Columbia Jewish & Israeli College students)

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Columbia college students occupied a constructing at Barnard School final week in protest of two college students who have been expelled after disrupting an Israeli historical past class by focusing on Jewish college students with antisemitic flyers. 

Throughout the protest, they allegedly assaulted safety guards, sending one to the hospital and inflicting greater than $30,000 in injury to the college.