Tag: columbia
Weather tracker: British Columbia breaks Canada’s September heat record
Temperatures climb above 40C, while a powerful hailstorm in the US lashes Kansas and Oklahoma A spate of extremely hot weather in British Columbia has broken Canada’s national maximum temperature record for September. On Tuesday, it reached 40C (104F) in Lytton, matching the previous all-time high. That was only the third time that temperature has…
Turmoil rocks Columbia University as Trump administration demands changes — or else
Jaclyn Diaz The Trump administration delivered an ultimatum to leaders of Columbia University on Thursday, threatening to end a portion of its federal funding unless the school implements strong controls over an international studies department and makes significant changes to student discipline standards and other university policies. In a letter obtained by NPR dated March…
Trump administration cancels $400 million in federal dollars for Columbia University
Elena Moore The Trump administration says it has canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University over what it described as the school’s failure to police antisemitism on campus. The cancellation was announced Friday in a joint statement from the Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education…