Columbia University agreed to pay a $200 million fine and make significant concessions to regain federal grants lost amid actions taken by the Trump administration. The settlement requires Columbia to review educational programs, beginning with the Middle East, in response to administration pressure. Additionally, the university must reassess its international admissions procedures, ensuring comprehensive questioning of international students about their motives for studying in the U.S. Following recent actions against students involved in Gaza protests, the settlement has faced severe backlash and criticism from various stakeholders.
Columbia University has agreed to pay a $200 million fine and make significant concessions to the Trump administration in a deal to restore federal grants.
Under the terms of the settlement, Columbia agreed to conduct a thorough review of its educational programs, starting with the Middle East, bowing to the Trump administration's interference.
Columbia also pledged to undertake a comprehensive review of its international admissions processes and ensure that international student-applicants are asked questions to elicit their reasons for wishing to study in the United States.
Columbia's deal with the federal government sparked immediate backlash, with critics condemning the university's leaders as cowards who are bowing down to authoritarianism.
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