Ryan Knutson

Columbia said it worked hard to address legitimate concerns from both inside and outside the university, and that it will adopt institutional neutrality, meaning it will stop taking official positions on most political issues. Doesn't Columbia, like a lot of universities, have this massive endowment with billions of dollars in it?

Columbia said it worked hard to address legitimate concerns from both inside and outside the university, and that it will adopt institutional neutrality, meaning it will stop taking official positions on most political issues. Doesn't Columbia, like a lot of universities, have this massive endowment with billions of dollars in it?

Why couldn't the university find a way to lean on that instead of the federal funding?

Why couldn't the university find a way to lean on that instead of the federal funding?

Why couldn't the university find a way to lean on that instead of the federal funding?

That's quite a bit.

That's quite a bit.

That's quite a bit.

So there's more leverage that he could have applied?

So there's more leverage that he could have applied?

So there's more leverage that he could have applied?

So now that Columbia has acquiesced, are they going to get the funding back immediately? Like, how does that work if the federal government has sort of canceled this stuff?

So now that Columbia has acquiesced, are they going to get the funding back immediately? Like, how does that work if the federal government has sort of canceled this stuff?

So now that Columbia has acquiesced, are they going to get the funding back immediately? Like, how does that work if the federal government has sort of canceled this stuff?

Huh. So they've given away all these things. There's still no guarantee that they'll get all this money back.

Huh. So they've given away all these things. There's still no guarantee that they'll get all this money back.

Huh. So they've given away all these things. There's still no guarantee that they'll get all this money back.

Over the weekend, Education Secretary Linda McMahon was asked about this on CNN.

Over the weekend, Education Secretary Linda McMahon was asked about this on CNN.

Over the weekend, Education Secretary Linda McMahon was asked about this on CNN.