White House touts deal with Columbia
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Trump’s settlement with Columbia could become a model for his campaign to reshape higher education
The Trump administration’s milestone settlement with Columbia promises to bring stability to a university embroiled in scrutiny.
Columbia University has just agreed to a massive $220 million settlement with the Trump administration after a fight that centred around rampant anti-Semitism on campus. The university has also agreed to a number of policy reforms,
On July 23, Columbia University entered into a resolution agreement with the federal government to settle claims that it didn’t do enough to prevent harassment of Jewish students.
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Columbia’s Settlement With Trump Is Pure Cowardice
The university agreed to a $221 million payout, tacitly conceding spurious right-wing conspiracy theories about higher education.
Columbia University's agreement to pay more than $220 million to the U.S. government to resolve federal probes was not capitulation but a means to restore vital public funding, the university's acting president said on Thursday.
Reactions ranged from fierce criticism to relief after the university reached a settlement over allegations that it failed to stop the harassment of Jewish students.
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Columbia Protected Its Funding and Sacrificed Its Freedom
Columbia’s decision to settle is understandable, but it’s also evidence of how badly the Trump era has numbed the conscience of the American elite. To protect its funding, Columbia sacrificed its freedom.
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Republicans May Come to Regret Trump’s Columbia Shakedown
Columbia University struck a deal with the Trump administration to unfreeze hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding that was illegally blocked.
Columbia University agreed to pay $200 million to the federal government in order to resolve multiple federal agency investigations. The settlement will restore access to billions of dollars in federal research funding,
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