Open this photo in gallery: A New York City police officer keeps watch on the campus of Columbia University in New York on May 6, 2024.Seth Wenig/The Canadian Press Columbia University said Tuesday that it will be laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan college’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza. Those receiving non-renewal or termination notices Tuesday represent about 20% of the employees funded in some manner by the terminated federal grants, the university said in a statement Tuesday. “We have had...