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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Columbia University announced Wednesday it volition wage much than $220 cardinal to the national government, resolving a monthslong standoff with the Trump administration implicit claims the schoolhouse failed to support Jewish students and unit during past year's pro-Palestinian field protests.
As portion of the agreement, the assemblage volition wage a $200 cardinal colony implicit the adjacent 3 years, and an further $21 cardinal to resoluteness alleged civilian rights violations against Jewish module members aft the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks connected Israel, the White House said.
Acting assemblage President Claire Shipman called the colony "an important measurement forward," noting that it paves the mode for the reinstatement of the bulk of the $400 cardinal successful national grants that the medication pulled earlier this year.
Columbia settles without admitting wrongdoing implicit antisemitism claims
The protests astatine Columbia sparked a nationwide question of field demonstrations. A national antisemitism task unit aboriginal recovered Jewish students were verbally harassed and ostracized successful the schoolroom during that time.
The settlement, which includes nary admittance of wrongdoing, codifies a bid of reforms portion maintaining the university’s autonomy, Shipman said.
Earlier this week, Columbia expelled respective students progressive successful past protests connected campus. The schoolhouse besides committed to enforcing protestation rules announced successful March, including banning the usage of look masks, and phasing retired diversity, equity and inclusion-based policies successful hiring and admissions.
Trump hails Columbia deal, signals much enactment against universities
President Donald Trump celebrated the agreement, calling it "historic" and commending Columbia for "agreeing to bash what is right."
He hinted that different higher acquisition institutions that are missing national funds could look akin fates.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon called the woody a “seismic shift” successful holding universities accountable for antisemitism and harassment.
The Trump medication has utilized national probe backing arsenic its superior lever successful its run to reshape higher education. More than $2 cardinal successful full has besides been frozen astatine Cornell, Northwestern, Brown and Princeton universities.
Administration officials pulled $175 cardinal from the University of Pennsylvania successful March implicit a quality astir women’s sports. They restored it erstwhile schoolhouse officials agreed to update records acceptable by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and alteration their policies.
The medication is besides looking beyond backstage universities. University of Virginia President James Ryan agreed to resign successful June nether unit from a Justice Department probe into diversity, equity and inclusion practices. A akin probe was opened this period astatine George Mason University.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
