Columbia University pushed by Trump administration to double down on mask ban commitment: report

Source: New York Post

Columbia’s interim president was reportedly pushed by the Trump administration to publicly double down on her commitment to enforcing a mask ban and other policy changes following reports she privately downplayed the anti-Israel crackdown to faculty. Katrina Armstrong, the interim head of the embattled university, had released a public statement Tuesday conceding she regretted “any confusion” and insisted the the Trump-ordered policy changes were “real. ” But the clarification came only after the White House got involved and urged her to reaffirm her commitment to the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.