Trump administration pushing for judicial oversight of Columbia in antisemitism efforts, report says

Yahoo ^ | Thu, April 10, 2025 | Cayla Bamberger

[nickcarraway]

The Trump administration is pushing for a legal agreement that would task a federal judge with supervising Columbia University, which is fighting to restore federal funding, according to a published report.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday the federal government’s antisemitism task force wants to resolve its dispute with Columbia through a settlement known as a “consent decree.”

A consent decree may be used to ensure Columbia follows through on changes negotiated with the federal government. If college administrators break such an agreement, which is legally binding, the university may have to pay a fine or face other penalties.

Reps for Columbia would not say if a consent decree was under active consideration, but did not shut down the idea either:

[Angelino97]

Will the consent decree require that Columbia stop teaching the evils of "white colonialism" and "white supremacy" and "systematic white racism" as official class curriculum? Which is far worse than unofficial student protests.

[magooey]

Will the consent decree require that Columbia stop teaching the evils of "white colonialism ..."

The intellectual elite have simply traded an old defunct imperialism for a new one, Islamic Imperialism.