The Trump administration has praised Columbia University's concessions to tighten disciplinary procedures and assert more control over academic departments in response to charges of antisemitism. The changes include requiring masked demonstrators to show identification, limiting protests in academic buildings, and empowering public security officers to make arrests. However, the road to restoring funding is long, as the Trump administration sees these actions as a precondition to formal talks. Meanwhile, about 50 professors protested the funding cuts and criticized Columbia's response, calling for resistance and the protection of academic freedom.