AAUP, American Federation of Teachers Sue Trump Administration over Columbia Federal Funding Cuts
Collette Holcomb and Natalie Cosgrove | 25 March 2025 | Columbia Spectator
The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday for the immediate cancellation of $400 million in federal funding to Columbia. The lawsuit reads that leveraging financial assistance to the University “underscores the threat to academic freedom.”
The AFT and AAUP filed the lawsuit on behalf of their Columbia members, naming several government agencies—including the Department of Justice, Department of Education, Health and Human Services, and General Services Administration—as defendants…