Colleges watch nervously as Columbia scrambles to appease Trump

Universities could soon face two tough options: bow to the Trump administration or fight back.  

The federal government has yet to restore $400 million in frozen funding to Columbia even after the Ivy League school agreed to change its disciplinary policies and put some departments under academic receivership, as the administration demanded. The concessions are only a "first step" to restore the funding, Trump officials have said, though they have yet to lay out any others.

Developments in the saga surrounding Columbia...