Columbia University has reached an agreement with Trump Admssation over federal financing, the university announced on Wednesday. According to the agreement, Columbia University will pay more than $ 220 million for three years to restore federal research money that have been canceled on behalf of the fight against anti -Semitism.
Will also pay $ 21 million for settling an investigation into the US -brought
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What did the university say?
“This agreement is an important step forward after a period of permanent federal control and institutional uncertainty, said the reigning President Claire Shipman.
The administration withdrew financing and quoted the alleged failure of the University in addressing anti -Semitism on academic grounds in the middle of the conflict of Israel Hamas, which began in October 2023.
“Columbia then agreed with a number of requirements set out in the Republican administration, including the reworking of the disciplinary process of a university student and accepting a new definition of anti -Semitism. Wednesday’s agreement codifies these reforms,” Shipman said.
What did the White House say?
The school will pay a fine of $ 200 million “for dealing with discriminatory practices, which means a significant victory for responsibility in academic land,” said a higher White House official on Wednesday.
Other provisions of the Agreement require Columbia to ensure greater transparency around its hiring and receiving practices and to increase supervision, including the appointment of the “resolution and administrator monitor to ensure that Columbia meets the agreement and federal law”.
In return, the agreement renews most of the previously completed federal grants in Columbia, restores its capacity for future funding and appreciation, and concludes continuing federal investigation, the official said.
This agreement will potentially act as a template for other universities that are negotiating with the US government, including the Harvard University, which was also affected by amendments to events that reduced funding and focused on its ability to write foreign students.
Columbia University remained under intensive control because Pro-Palestinian demonstrations broke out on their campus in New York, New York’s campus after October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
The university originally criticized the legislators for the alleged allowing anti -Semitism to flourish, the university faced a wider resistance after the re -election of President Donald Trump. Criticism has expanded to focus on its initiatives and a high number of international students. Foreigners make up almost 40% of the New York School student body and contribute a significant part of his income.
(With AP and Bloomberg inputs)
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