The Trump administration, in its mission to stomp out campus antisemitism, is threatening to pull all federal funding from Columbia University should it fail to implement a list of nine proposed reforms that range from banning masks to enforcing existing disciplinary policies. The school has until Thursday to respond to the government’s demands.

Among the various stipulations, however, there is one clause that stands out: placing the department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African studies under an “academic receivership” for a minimum of five years.