Posted originally on CTH on May 8, 2025 | Sundance

Ancillary to the takeover of the Columbia University library ¹yesterday that led to the subsequent arrest of dozens of campus chaos agents, Acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman has announced a decision to terminate 180 paid research staff.

The termination of employment comes as a result of the Trump administration withdrawing funding for the University.

COLUMBIA PRESS RELEASE – […] “Across the research portfolio we have had to make difficult choices and unfortunately, today, nearly 180 of our colleagues who have been working, in whole or in part, on impacted federal grants, will receive notices of non-renewal or termination. This represents about 20% of the individuals who are funded in some manner by the terminated grants.”

Instead of using their endowment to retain staff, the University terminates them.

¹Additionally, it is now being reported that Columbia University leadership knew in advance of the pro-Hamas protest group that planned to take over the school library.  The University chose to allow the confrontation on campus that ended with the arrest of the group.

I find it interesting that when left-wing ideology meets financial pressure, the money always wins.

The ‘useful idiot’ foot-soldiers are always disposable.