Dozens of faculty members protested on Monday against what they see as Columbia’s capitulation to the federal government’s demands.

While some professors rallied to criticize the changes, federal officials called the university’s actions a “positive first step” in maintaining a financial relationship.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday described Columbia University's response to government demands to tighten rules on campus protests as a "promising first step" towards regaining federal grants and contracts.

Columbia University has announced a series of new policies following President Trump’s revocation of $400 million in federal funding over campus protests.

In one of the actions outlined on Friday, Columbia said it was creating a new vice provost role to focus on programs in "regional studies," beginning with a review of Middle East-