Overview

• Columbia will pay $200 million over three years to the federal government and $21 million to the EEOC to lift the March suspension of nearly $400 million in NIH, HHS and other research grants.
• Under the deal, the university adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, revised its student disciplinary process and partnered with Jewish groups on mandatory training.
• Compliance will be overseen by independent monitor Bart Schwartz of Guidepost Solutions, who will report progress to the government every six months.
• More than 70 students involved in pro-Palestinian protests have been disciplined, with over 80 percent suspended or expelled and some degrees revoked.
• The agreement marks the first settlement in President Trump’s campaign to enforce civil-rights compliance at elite universities while preserving Columbia’s autonomy over academic decisions.