Columbia University on Friday ceded its fight for federal funding to the Trump administration, agreeing to several caveats that aim to crack down on antisemitism on its campus, the Wall Street Journal reported. 

The agreement comes after the university served as the epicenter of the antisemitic protests that broke out at numerous colleges across the country last year. Some students have revitalized the protests this year as well.

The university has agreed to ban masks on campus outside of health or religious reasons, and put new leadership in charge of reviewing its curriculum for the university's Middle East, South Asian and African Studies department and Center for Palestine Studies.

"Our response to the government agencies outlines the substantive work we've been doing over the last academic year to advance our mission, ensure uninterrupted academic activities, and make every student, faculty, and staff member safe and welcome on our campus," Interim President Katrina Armstrong wrote in an email to students Friday, per CBS News. 

The White House also called for certain students who were at the heart of the illegal protests last year to be expelled, or severely punished through a multi-year suspension. The university has already met this requirement.

The agreement also comes after the administration pulled $400 million in grants which amounts to approximately 8% of the university’s US-taxpayer funding, according to the New York Post.

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