Columbia Univ to pay $200m to settle clash with Trump admin: 10 things to know

Columbia University has agreed to pay over $220 million to the Trump administration to restore federal research funding lost due to concerns about antisemitism on campus, including $200 million over three years and $21 million for civil rights violations against Jewish staff. The agreement requires institutional reforms, such as restructuring disciplinary procedures and adopting a federally-endorsed definition of antisemitism, while maintaining university independence.

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