Overview

• The June agreement obliges Columbia to pay over $200 million, adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism, expand its Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies, review its Middle East curriculum and accept supervision by an independent monitor.
• As part of the deal, Columbia will also pay $21 million to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to resolve alleged civil rights violations involving Jewish employees.
• Khalidi contends that the IHRA definition conflates criticism of Israeli policy with antisemitism, creating a chilling effect on faculty, teaching assistants and students.
• In lieu of his university course, he will host a public lecture series in New York based on his planned syllabus, with proceeds earmarked for Gaza’s universities.
• Legal and academic experts warn that federal enforcement of campus speech policies through funding threats may undermine higher education autonomy nationwide.