"Columbia University announced it had reached an agreement with StandWithUS Center for Legal Justice, Students Against Antisemitism Inc. and a number of Columbia students, providing for an out-of-court settlement to a lawsuit claiming that Columbia had violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act during the student encampment protesting the Israeli war on Gaza."
"As part of the settlement, Columbia committed to additional programming on antisemitism and scholarships for students who have worked, studied or lived in Israel, following its July 2025 formal adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism."
"The most recent settlement is unprecedented, as it is perhaps the only context where ties to a foreign country form a permissible basis for positive discrimination in the United States today."
"The settlement is representative of a broader national pattern in which misuse of civil rights law around antisemitism has resulted in coercing universities to adopt a contested and tendentious definition of antisemitism."
Columbia University settled a lawsuit claiming it violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by failing to protect Jewish students during protests. The settlement includes commitments to additional antisemitism programming and scholarships for students connected to Israel. This follows Columbia's adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism and planned curricular changes in Middle East studies. The settlement reflects a national trend of universities facing pressure to redefine antisemitism and adjust their academic offerings accordingly.
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