Columbia University to Pay $221 Million to End Trump Clash (2)

July 24, 2025, 3:31 PM UTC

Columbia University reached a landmark deal with the Trump administration to restore federal funding for research, easing a crisis that has rattled the school’s finances and upended its leadership.

The Ivy League school will pay a $200 million penalty over three years to resolve multiple civil rights investigations, clearing the way for the reinstatement of the majority of more than $400 million in canceled grants and contracts, as well as access to billions of dollars in future grants.

WATCH: Columiba will pay a total of $221 million in penalties.
Source: Bloomberg

Columbia will pay another $21 million to settle claims that Jewish faculty and staff faced unlawful workplace discrimination following the October ...

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