The school’s capitulation to the administration represent a remarkable moment in academia — and in the university’s history.

Columbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department.

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said on Sunday that changes Columbia University made under pressure from the Trump administration were good first steps toward it restoring federal funding that was pulled over allegations the school tolerated antisemitism on campus.

The Trump administration recently pulled $400 million in funding over how the university handled protests against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.