Why Columbia University is paying $200 million to Trump administration
Thursday, 24 July 2025 () Columbia University will pay over $200 million to settle allegations of failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitic harassment during pro-Palestinian protests. The Trump administration had previously cut federal funding due to insufficient action against antisemitism. Columbia will regain funding by implementing reforms to combat antisemitism and enforce campus order, without admitting wrongdoing.
Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding
Also in the settlement is an agreement to ask prospective international students βquestions designed to elicit their reasons for wishing to study in the United States,β and establishes processes to...
Columbia University will pay over $220 million and implement policy changes to settle allegations of civil rights violations concerning the protection of Jewish... IndiaTimes
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... DNA
The Trump administration withdrew $200 million in federal research funding to the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) after a Department of Justice (DOJ)... Breitbart