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Columbia Walked a Tightrope on Its Way to a $200 Million Settlement With Trump
Talks in Washington. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. The university chose cooperation over litigation, a strategy ...
A Columbia genocide scholar says she may leave over university’s new definition of antisemitism
A university that treats criticism of Israel as antisemitic and threatens sanctions for those who disobey is no longer a ...
Columbia University to pay ‘largest religious discrimination’ settlement in federal agency’s history
It’s the “largest religious discrimination harassment settlement” in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's 60 years ...
NY college to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University announced Wednesday it has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than ...
Harvard ‘wants to settle’ after Columbia’s $200M fine over civil rights probe, Trump says
Ultimately, we win that case. And the bottom line is we’re not going to give any more money to Harvard,” President Trump said ...
Columbia University to pay out more than $220M after violating Jewish students’ civil rights in massive win for Trump admin
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has won unprecedented concessions from Columbia University in a sweeping settlement — ...
White House touts Columbia deal, critics see dangerous precedent
Columbia University's agreement to pay more than $220 million to the U.S. government to resolve federal probes was not ...
Columbia deal is a 'cultural change' for universities: McMahon
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told ABC News she is “incredibly pleased” with the $220 million deal with Columbia ...
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What we know about Columbia’s $221 million settlement with the Trump administration
The complex settlement allowed both sides to claim victory. It gives the university access to federal funds that had been ...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is ‘hoping’ Harvard learns from Columbia’s $200M settlement — but Jewish alumni say more work to be done
We’ve had continuing negotiations and conversations with Harvard, even though there is a pending lawsuit that I think is ...
Columbia agreed to a monitor, stoking fears about independence
An agreement between Columbia University and the White House this week is an unprecedented intrusion that could erode the independence of universities, observers say ...