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In a statement, the university said will pay a $200 million fine over three years to settle allegations that it failed to do enough to stop the harassment of Jewish students on campus.
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Columbia University has reached a deal with US President Donald Trump's administration over federal funding, it said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the university said will pay a $200 million fine over three years to settle allegations that it failed to do enough to stop the harassment of Jewish students on campus.
"Under today’s agreement, a vast majority of the federal grants which were terminated or paused in March 2025, will be reinstated and Columbia’s access to billions of dollars in current and future grants will be restored," Columbia said in a statement.
The US Department of Education did not immediately respond to request for comment.
The announcement came one day after the university disciplined dozens of students over pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
Columbia is officially adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, the university’s interim president, Claire Shipman, said on July 16.
She added that while the university’s Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) has been working in a manner “consistent with applicable regulations and guidance from the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR),” the formal incorporation of the IHRA definition will “strengthen our response to and our community’s understanding of modern antisemitism.”
Mathilda Heller and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.
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Source: https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-862047
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