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Columbia University lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M over his antisemitism concerns

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Columbia University lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M over his antisemitism concerns

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Columbia University is laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan college’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza

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…after Trump pulled $400 million ~~over his antisemitism concerns~~

…because he’s still butthurt over a $400 million real estate deal that Columbia pulled out of 25 years ago.

https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/03/31/columbia-trump-and-400-million-25-years-ago-and-now/

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