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Trump Admin Grants Columbia One-Day Extension To Implement Reforms

The Trump administration gave Columbia University a one-day extension to respond to its series of demands, which include a ban on masked protests and the enforcement of disciplinary policies, the Department of Education confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon.

The move came after Columbia requested a two-day extension, the department said, suggesting the school is scrambling to make at least some concessions—though doing so would only unlock "long-term" negotiations rather than guarantee the return of federal funds.

"Agency leads have been engaged in the exchange of information with Columbia University," the Department of Education said in a statement shared with the Free Beacon. "This extension has been granted until close of business on Friday."

The administration's March 13 letter to Columbia, which spells out the "immediate next steps that we regard as a precondition for formal negotiations regarding Columbia University's continued financial relationship with the United States government," set a March 20 deadline to comply. With that deadline roughly 24 hours away, the Wall Street Journal reported that Columbia was "getting close to yielding President Trump's demands to restore $400 million in federal funding." The administration extended the deadline from there.

The letter came shortly after the administration canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia. It slashed another $30 million in grants