Overview

• Under the $221 million deal, Columbia will pay fines and revamp policies on antisemitism, student discipline and diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
• The university has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism and agreed to notify the Department of Homeland Security about disciplinary actions involving international students.
• Independent federal monitors will oversee Columbia’s compliance with the new protocols once $400 million in research grants is restored.
• The agreement includes a $21 million payment to resolve antisemitism charges brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
• The Trump administration is seeking to use the Columbia framework to negotiate similar settlements with Harvard, Cornell, Duke, Northwestern and Brown while other institutions remain under funding review or appeal.