Columbia University to pay over $200 million to resolve Trump probes

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In March, the Trump administration said it was penalizing the university over how it handled last year's protests by canceling $400 million in federal funding. It contended that Columbia's response to alleged antisemitism and harassment of Jewish and Israeli members of the university community was insufficient.

 
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - Columbia University said on Wednesday it will pay over $200 million to the U.S. government in a settlement with President Donald Trump's administration to resolve federal probes and to have most of its suspended federal funding restored.
Trump has targeted universities including Columbia since returning to the White House in January over the pro-Palestinian student protest movement that roiled college campuses last year.
 
In March, the Trump administration said it was penalizing the university over how it handled last year's protests by canceling $400 million in federal funding. It contended that Columbia's response to alleged antisemitism and harassment of Jewish and Israeli members of the university community was insufficient.

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