Wow — the federal government wants to place Columbia University under a consent decree.

It sounds like this is because former Interim President Katrina Armstrong failed to convince the government that Columbia is serious about change.

“The Trump administration is planning to pursue a legal arrangement that would put Columbia University into a consent decree, according to people familiar with the matter, an extraordinary step that could significantly escalate the pressure on the school as it battles for federal funding.”

“A consent decree, which can last for years, would give a federal judge responsibility for ensuring Columbia changes its practices along lines laid out by the federal government. If a consent decree is in place, Columbia would have to comply with it. If a judge determines they are out of compliance, the school could be held in contempt of court—punishable by penalties including fines.”

“In order for a consent decree to take effect, Columbia would have to agree to enter it. It is unclear whether the university board has discussed the possibility.”

“Columbia could fight the move in court; the Justice Department would need to prove that the arrangement is warranted. But a court case could take years, and Columbia would likely lose federal funding in the interim—and might ultimately lose. Fighting the move would also open the school up to required depositions and legal fact-finding, which could keep the school’s campus politics in the spotlight.”

“The task force is aiming at the consent decree, people familiar with the matter said, because it doesn’t think Columbia is a good-faith actor willing to make the significant changes on campuses necessary to curb what it believes are civil rights infractions against Jewish students.”

Link: wsj.com/us-news/educat…

First, former President Armstrong played down the promised changes to faculty.

https://twitter.com/sfmcguire79/status/1904335907781595162

“DEI, Redundancy, and Bullshit Jobs”

Here’s a crazy story:

A Brown U. student built a website, “Bloat at Brown,” with a database of about 3,500 university staff and emailed them, asking “what tasks you performed in the past week” and “how Brown students would be impacted if your position was eliminated.”

About 20 people replied. One told him to “f**k off.”

The school advised employees not to respond and referred the student to the disciplinary office (he hasn’t been charged with any violations yet). Then his website was hacked by someone with a Brown IP address.

The website: bloat.brownspectator.com

Link to the article: chronicle.com/article/channe…

🚨 In faculty meetings, Columbia President Armstrong is downplaying the changes promised to the Trump admin.

She “told faculty there was no mask ban.”

And she said the new vice provost to be appointed to review Middle East Studies “wouldn’t impact how the department operates.”

On the mask ban:

On the new vice provost position:

This. Is. Incredible.

The LGBTQ center at Binghamton University hosted an Israeli trans activist via Zoom to talk about life as a trans person in Israeli society.

SJP freaked out and disrupted the event.

“No pride in genocide.”

“Your whole identity is political.”

Here is the ad for the event. The fact that he served in the IDF set them off.

At the end of his talk, he apparently said he wouldn’t be taking political questions, and the SJP students lost their minds.

BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil, a student at Columbia, has reportedly been detained by DHS and had his green card revoked.

He was a lead negotiator in the 2024 encampment at Columbia and is seen here participating in last week’s sit-in at Barnard:

A press release put out by his supporters:

Read more here:
dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detains-…

Columbia’s President on the loss of $400mm in federal funding over antisemitism at the school:

She doesn’t say anything about attempting to resist.

On the contrary, she acknowledges both the government’s “legitimate concerns” and Columbia’s “failures and shortcomings.”

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“The cancellation of these funds will immediately impact research and other critical functions of the University.”

They are “taking the government’s action very seriously” and “working…to address their legitimate concerns.”

Combatting antisemitism is the “number one priority.”

She reiterates, “These impacts will touch nearly every corner of the University.”

Not surprisingly, no details yet on which funds are cancelled or which programs will be affected.