Trump secures $221M Columbia University settlement over alleged civil rights violations

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Trump secures $221M Columbia University settlement over alleged civil rights violations
Columbia denies any wrongdoing in official public statement but admits to 'painful' incidents for Jewish students
Jasmine Baehr By Jasmine Baehr Fox News
Published July 23, 2025 8:18pm EDT

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President Donald Trump has secured a $221 million settlement with Columbia University to resolve multiple federal civil rights investigations.

The deal includes $200 million over three years for alleged discriminatory practices and $21 million to settle claims of antisemitic employment discrimination against Jewish faculty after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in Israel.

The White House called it the largest antisemitism-related settlement in U.S. history; Columbia confirmed the dollar amounts, but did not characterize the deal that way.

The agreement restores billions in federal research funding and imposes oversight through an independent monitor. Columbia has agreed to reform, including enhanced campus protest rules and changing disciplinary authority from faculty to administrators.

"The Trump Administration's deal with Columbia University is a seismic shift in our nation’s fight to hold institutions that accept American taxpayer dollars accountable for antisemitic discrimination and harassment," Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "For decades, the American public has watched in horror as our elite campuses have been overrun by anti-western teachings and a leftist groupthink that restricts speech and debate to push a one-sided view of our nation and the world.

"These dangerous trends fueled the outbreak of violent antisemitism that paralyzed campuses after the October 7th massacre and was previously unthinkable in the United States of America."

Trump secures $221M Columbia University settlement over alleged civil rights violations

President Donald Trump secured a $221M settlement with Columbia University in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests and civil rights violations, according to the White House.

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Columbia confirmed that most of its suspended federal grants will be reinstated, including those from the National Institutes of Health and Department of Health and Human Services. The university noted that a portion of funding not restored reflects unrelated federal cuts in specific research areas.

The agreement also codifies reforms Columbia announced earlier this year, including changes to campus safety, enhanced training programs, and new reporting mechanisms. It further includes the appointment of Title VI and Title VII coordinators, as well as additional commitments made in July, most notably, the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.

Columbia’s public statement does not acknowledge White House claims that the university will review international student admissions or Middle East programs or share admissions process data.

The university's Jewish student life organization, Columbia/Barnard Hillel, said the settlement represents a major step in the right direction.

JEWISH STUDENT SETTLES RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST COLUMBIA

 

[Earl]

What a shame that Columbia had to be forced to stop their virulent Antisemitism.

 

[Hawkeye10]

Columbia was capitulating all the way back to the 60's.

Their suckage is no mystery.

 

[Hawkeye10]

We got to this shit show because the universities promote weak conformists.

Some of them are smart, but almost none of them ever do the right thing.

Bend Over....this will hurt.

 

[Hawkeye10]

You Were Warned.