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Trump demands admissions overhaul and control of academic department at Columbia University

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Federal officials say Columbia must immediately place its Middle Eastern , South Asian , and African Studies Department under “academic receivership for a minimum of five years ” It must also ban masks on campus meant to conceal the wearer’s identity “or intimidate others,” adopt a new definition of antisemitism.
The letter comes as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to impose control over academic institutions.
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