Columbia Settlement Concerns Mount as McMahon Declares ‘Template’ for Other Schools
NEW YORK CITY, JUL 25 – Columbia agrees to pay $221 million and end race-based admissions programs after federal complaints about anti-Semitic harassment and illegal affirmative action policies.
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon touts Columbia University's $200M settlement 'template'
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Columbia University's $200 million-plus discrimination settlement with the Trump administration is laying the groundwork for a culture of accountability, Education Secretary Linda McMahon shared in an interview with Fox News Digital. President Donald Trump's administration is celebrating what it considers a "historic settlement" with the university that has become the epicenter of protests rejecting the war in Gaza sinc…
Behind the $221 Million Columbia Antisemitism Deal
Hundreds of Jewish faculty members, staff, and students who work for Columbia University will be eligible to claim a slice of the $21 million it is paying to settle accusations that they suffered unlawful discrimination because Columbia failed to confront antisemitism on campus.Columbia’s agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is “the largest religious discrimination harassment settlement that we’ve ever achieved in ou…
Columbia settlement concerns mount as McMahon declares ‘template’ for other schools
Columbia University’s settlement with the Trump administration is making waves across higher education as the White House indicates it wants the agreement to be a roadmap for other colleges. Advocates are angry at Columbia’s cooperation while President Trump’s supporters cheer what they consider much needed reforms after the school agreed to pay a $220…
Columbia’s Deal With Trump: Will Other Universities Follow Suit?: City Journal Podcast
Charles Fain Lehman, Rafael Mangual, Tal Fortgang, and Carolyn Gorman discuss Columbia University’s deal with the Trump administration, the White House’s AI action plan, and the technology's usefulness in tasks at work.
The administration, which is negotiating with several universities, including Cornell, Duke, Brown and Northwestern, would then restore the schools' canceled federal funding. However, the White House is primarily seeking an agreement with Harvard University, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing US administration officials. The agreement that the authorities reached with Columbia University in New York has become a template for negotiations w…
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