From the NY Times: Columbia University will pay a $200 million fine to settle allegations from the Trump administration that it failed to do enough to stop the harassment of Jewish students, part of a sweeping deal reached on Wednesday to restore the university’s federal research funding, according to a statement from the university. In exchange for the return of hundreds of millions in research grants, Columbia will also pledge to follow laws banning the consideration of race in admissions and hiring, and follow through on other commitments to reduce antisemitism and unrest on campus that it agreed to in March.
The deal, which settles more than a half-dozen open civil rights investigations into the university, will be overseen by an independent monitor agreed to by both sides who will report to the government on its progress every six months. Columbia will also pay $21 million to settle investigations brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Some of the terms simply codify what was pledged by Columbia in March. Those commitments include the appointment of a senior vice provost to oversee the Middle Eastern studies department and other departments; the maintenance of restrictions on protests; and the appointment of three dozen public safety officers with arrest powers...
The two sides have already agreed on the independent monitor, who will be paid for by Columbia. It will be Bart M. Schwartz, co-founder and chairman of the crisis consulting firm Guidepost Solutions and a former chief of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York...
Full story at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/nyregion/columbia-trump-funding-deal.html.
Various documents leading to, and including, the Columbia deal can be found at:
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