US EditionColumbia University, Trump administration reach deal over funding
NEW YORK CITY, JUL 24 – Columbia agreed to pay $221 million to resolve federal probes into antisemitism claims and restore most federal grants, while implementing disciplinary and curriculum reforms, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Columbia University announced it will pay over $220 million to the federal government to restore canceled research funding and implement campus reforms.
- Facing funding cuts, the Trump administration used grants as leverage, withdrawing over failure to address antisemitism during the Israel-Hamas war, as Columbia’s antisemitism task force found.
- Under the settlement, Columbia agreed to overhaul student disciplinary process and adopt a broader definition of antisemitism, including sharing disciplinary records of student-visa holders with the federal government.
- Columbia said it will reinstate most federal grants paused in March, establishing Bart Schwartz as independent monitor and prompting `This agreement marks an important step forward after a period of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty,` Columbia's acting president Claire Shipman said.
- Other institutions may face scrutiny, as the Trump administration’s campaign targets higher education, with a similar investigation opened this month at George Mason University.
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Trump Administration Brings Positive Change to Columbia University
Columbia University, in an admirable move towards solidarity and peace, has agreed to a settlement with the Trump administration. Set to remit $221 million in three payments to the U.S. Treasury, this resolution concludes the investigations being carried out by the government regarding Columbia’s alleged lack of comprehensive safeguarding for Jewish students against discrimination. Eager to re-establish the flow of valuable research grants and h…
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