Overview

• Under the draft agreement, Columbia would pay at least $200 million to settle federal civil rights claims related to antisemitic harassment on campus in exchange for most of its $400 million in research funding
• The university must publicly disclose comprehensive admissions and hiring data to ensure compliance with nondiscrimination requirements
• The settlement excludes a federal consent decree and proposed governance changes to the University Senate, scaling back earlier White House demands
• Negotiations have been steered by President Trump’s adviser Stephen Miller, with final sign-off pending approval from Columbia’s trustees and the White House
• The outcome is expected to set a precedent for parallel talks between the administration and other elite institutions such as Harvard and Cornell