Columbia University has agreed to pay a $200 million fine, plus an additional $21 million to resolve federal equal employment investigations, following months of scrutiny by the Trump administration.The settlement, one of the largest of its kind, comes after allegations that the university failed to protect Jewish students and breached federal civil rights obligations.
In exchange, the US government has lifted a freeze on nearly $400 million in federal research funding. The agreement includes sweeping policy reforms and independent oversight, marking a pivotal moment in the federal government's oversight of elite universities.
