The Columbia University is 180 employees who are financed by the federal grants revoked by Trump Administration

The Columbia University announced on Tuesday that they influenced 180 employees who are working on federal grants, which were affected by the Trump government's decision to revoke the financing of the university.

In March, the administration lowered 400 million US dollars of federal financing from Columbia and accused them of “inactivity in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students”. Afterwards there was a list of demands to the university, which she mainly joined in order to start negotiations on the restoration of the financing.

The demands included the ban on students to carry masks in protests, to stop campus security officers who can arrest students, and the appointment of a new senior vice provost to monitor the department of the Middle East, in South Asia and African studies.

The move to shorten 180 employees was announced in a Tuesday by Top Columbia officers, including the incumbent President Claire Shipman and Provost Angela V. Olinto. In the letter, the officials said that the university was “in two -track efforts related to grants that were terminated by the federal government”, including the restoration of partnerships with government agencies and the adaptation or reduction of expenses in the meantime.

“The leadership of Columbia continues the discussion with the federal government in order to support the resumption of activities at these research prices and additional other awards that have remained active but unpaid,” was the letter. “We work for every eventuality and plan, but the burden in the meantime, financially and at our research mission is intense.”

University officials said that 180 employees who worked in whole or in part on affected federal subsidies received the financial burden that announcements or non -injuries stated on Tuesday. According to officials, they make up 20% of the employees financed by scholarships from the Trump administration.

Due to the financial burden, some schools and departments will remove the activities and “lead lighter footprints” according to the officials and the research infrastructure.

“We don't make these decisions easily,” said the top officials. “We are deeply committed to the critical work of invention, innovation and discovery in Columbia.”

Last week, hundreds of students, faculties, employees and alumni from Columbia University started a 25-hour “Speak Out” to criticize the headmaster because they bow to the Trump government's demands after pulling the millions of federal financing.

Student David Guirgis, who was at the rally, described the government's cuts “a comprehensive attack on science and academic freedom”.

“We are pioneers in biomedical research, legal research and environmental science, and all of this was simple because the Trump administration had a Vendetta against universities,” he told NBC News.

Columbia “will continue to make prudent budget decisions”, even in areas that are not affected by federal research to ensure the long -term financial stability of the university, “said the officials in the letter. This includes the determination of parameters in the university, which ensure that most salaries no longer increase for the next financial year.

“In the coming weeks and months, we will continue to take measures that preserve our financial flexibility and enable us to invest in areas that drive us forward,” said the officials. “This is a deeply challenging time in the entire university formation, and we try to navigate with enormous ambiguity with precision that will be imperfect at times.”

The White House did not immediately answer a request for comments.