Columbia pays $200M to settle with White House
The Trump administration accused the school of failing to protect its Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests
What happened
Columbia University agreed to pay $200 million to the federal government as part of a landmark settlement with the Trump administration.
The Ivy League school will also pay $21 million to settle investigations brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In return, the administration will restore most of the $400 million in research grants it canceled in March.
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Who said what
Columbia "does not admit to wrongdoing" but recognizes that "reform was and is needed," the university said in a statement. President Donald Trump hailed the agreement as "historic" on Truth Social. The pro-Palestinian group Columbia University Apartheid Divest accused the school of "selling out" its students.
What next?
Columbia has 30 days to appoint an administrator "responsible for overseeing the deal's compliance," Reuters said. Trump indicated similar agreements with other universities "that have hurt so many" would be "upcoming."
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