What Columbia's Trump Settlement Could Mean for Harvard, Higher Education

What Columbia's Trump settlement could mean for Harvard, higher education

The Trump administration's settlement with Columbia clarifies the stakes for anyone weighing whether to fight its demands or concede.

What Columbia's settlement means for higher education

Columbia University and the Trump administration reached a deal that restores federal funding and research grant money to the university. As part of the agreement, Columbia will pay $200 million to the federal government. Amna Nawaz discussed the agreement and what it means for higher education with Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University.

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