Columbia University Director resigned

Protest of Columbia University teachers against the concessions of the University of Administration of Donald Trump. New York, March 24 2025

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The University of Columbia has announced the resignation of temporary president of Katrina Armstrong, who has managed the institution in recent months.

Her decision was made against the background of increased pressure from the White House, writes CNN.

Armstrong returns to a leading position at the Irving Medical Center at Columbia University, where she worked before the appointment of a temporary president. After her resignation, the university will temporarily head the co -chair of the Guardian Council Claire Schipman.

Federal pressure on university

A week ago, it became known about the introduction of a number of changes in the university’s policy, which included new restrictions on protests in the campus and reviewing the curriculum from the Middle East.

Columbia University was in the spotlight after President Trump has canceled him a federal funding of $ 400 million. The White House Head stated that the institution tolerate anti -Semitism against the background of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

In response, the university introduced stringent rules on protests, expanded the authority of the campus police and initiated the revision of its educational program.

Such measures were positively perceived by three federal agencies, including the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health, which called these changes the « first step » to the possible restoration of funding.

Meanwhile, teachers have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration by reducing funding. They stated that the authorities thus put pressure on freedom of speech and the academic independence of the university.

What happens in American education and science

In early March Harvard University announcedwhich temporarily suspended the hiring of teachers and staff because of « financial uncertainty ».

Subsequently about the largest cutting jobs also reported John Hopkins University. It applies to 247 employees in the United States and 1975 in other 44 countries.

In addition, the US National Institute of Health (NIH) began a mass termination Grant actions for research related to gender identity, inclusion and ecology.

Politico edition statedthat EU countries seek to lure scientists from the United States who have lost their research funding through Trump’s policies.

And three critics scientists Donald Trump announced About dismissal from Yale University against the backdrop of White House attacks on higher education. It is a professor of philosophy Jason Stanley and professors of history – Timothy Snyder’s spouses and Marsy Shar.