Columbia University to pay $200M in settlement with Trump administration

Columbia University has agreed to pay $200 million over the next three years to resolve claims it discriminated against Jewish students.

​Columbia University has agreed to pay $200 million over the next three years to resolve claims it discriminated against Jewish students.   

Members of Columbia University’s faculty hold a protest in support of Palestine and for free speech on the Columbia University campus on November 15, 2023 in New York City. The university suspended two student organizations, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Jewish Voices for Peace, for violating university policies. The tense atmosphere at many college campuses has increased as student groups, activists and others have protested both in support of Israel and Palestine (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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