Alums for Campus Fairness Applauds Trump Administration Canceling $400 Million in Contracts and Grants to Columbia University

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2025

Contact: Avi D. Gordon, Executive Director Alums for Campus Fairness
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Alums for Campus Fairness Applauds Trump Administration Canceling $400 Million in Contracts and Grants to Columbia University

 

Alums for Campus Fairness welcomed the Trump administration’s announcement that it is decisively taking action to hold Columbia University accountable for its noncompliance with federal antidiscrimination laws by canceling $400 million in taxpayer-funded grants and contracts. The administration’s newly established Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism indicated in a statement announcing the decision that more such actions are likely to follow.

 

“It is heartening to see Columbia University, which has consistently failed to uphold its legal obligations to protect its own students against antisemitic violence and harassment, finally face consequences for its inexcusable conduct,” said Avi D. Gordon, Executive Director of ACF. “The Trump administration’s decision to strip $400 million in grants and contracts from Columbia should serve as a wake-up call to universities across the map that it is past time to stop coddling terrorist sympathizers on campus or risk losing critical taxpayer support.”

 

About ACF: Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF) leverages the unique power of alumni to combat antisemitism on college campuses. ACF helps organize and cultivate alumni chapters for colleges and universities across the country, equipping members with tools, tactics, and training to proactively engage with administrators. Learn more at www.campusfairness.org.