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The Trump administration has demanded Columbia University to tighten campus protest restrictions, including banning face masks, seeking arrest powers for security employees, and adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. The administration also wants Columbia to place its Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies department under academic receivership for at least five years. Columbia has until Thursday to respond to these demands, which have sparked concerns over free speech and academic freedom.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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