Columbia University has agreed to pay $221 million to the federal government in a deal to settle the investigations into the school’s campus and restore , it announced on Wednesday.
This includes a payment of $200 million over three years to settle anti-semitism investigations and a $21 million payout to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
“Importantly, the agreement preserves Columbia’s autonomy and authority over faculty hiring, admissions, and academic decision-making,” the university said in a statement.
The deal means that a “vast majority” of federal grants that were terminated or paused in March will be reinstated.
It “marks an important step forward after a period of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty,” acting University President Claire Shipman said.
Falling in line
The settlement deal comes a day after the university said it had for their role in staging in May 2025 and . The disciplinary actions include suspensions, probations, expulsions and revication of degrees.
Columbia was the epicenter of nationwide campus protests last year against the
US President ‘s administration has put intense pressure on the prestigious university and , accusing them of failing to address alleged .
The school agreed to implement after Trump pulled its $400 million in federal grant funds. The US president alleged the harassed Jewish and Israeli students.
Protesting students, which included several Jewish students, denied Trump’s claims.
The school’s reforms include an overhauled student disciplinary process, changing the definition of antisemitism, appointing new Jewish faculty, reviewing its Middle East curriculum and ending programs with diversity, equality and Inclusion goals.
Edited by: Sean Sinico
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