Columbia University agrees to pay more than 220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding

      New York, Jul 24 (AP) Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the federal government to restore federal research money that was canceled in the name of combating antisemitism on campus, the university announced Wednesday.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the agreement, the Ivy League school will pay the $200 million settlement over three years to the federal government, the university said. It will also pay $21 million to settle investigations brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “This agreement marks an important step forward after a period of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty, acting University President Claire Shipman said.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The administration pulled the funding, because of what it described as the university's failure to squelch antisemitism on campus during the Israel-Hamas war that began in October 2023.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Columbia then agreed to a series of demands laid out by the Republican administration, including overhauling the university's student disciplinary process and adopting a new definition of antisemitism. Wednesday's agreement codifies those reforms, Shipman said. (AP) AS<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>  AS

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