Columbia University will pay $ 200 million dollars to the federal government as part of an agreement to resolve surveys allegedly violations of anti-discrimination laws.
In a press release published by the office of Chairman of ColumbiaThe University claims that the regulations will be paid over three years, as well as an additional $ 21 million to settle the surveys provided by the American committee for equal employment.
The Trump administration accused Columbia of not having stopped anti -Semitism on the campus and Held $ 400 million in school federal subsidies since early March.
The University affirms that within the framework of the Agreement, federal funding for research grants will be restored.
“Although Columbia does not admit the reprehensible acts of this resolution agreement, the leaders of the institution have recognized, on several occasions, that Jewish students and teachers have experienced painful and unacceptable incidents, and this reform was and is necessary,” said the press release.
The agreement also codifies Change that Columbia announced in MarchIncluding the ban on facial masks or coatings intended to hide the identity of an individual, a policy concerning demonstrators showing university identity and the hiring of special security agents.
“This agreement marks an important before after a period of federal control and sustained institutional uncertainty.
In a job In Truth Social, President Trump praised the agreement, appealing to him “historic agreement with Columbia University”.
“Columbia has agreed to pay a penalty of $ 200 million to the United States government for violating the federal law, in addition to more than $ 20 million to their Jewish employees who were illegally targeted and harassed,” Trump wrote. “Columbia is also committed to ending their ridiculous dei policies, admitting students based solely on merit and protecting the civil freedoms of their students on the campus.”
The American secretary for education, Linda McMahon, also reacted to the colony in a statement.
“Columbia reforms are a roadmap for elite universities who wish to regain the confidence of the American public by renewing their commitment to the search for truth, merit and civil debate. I believe they were going to get around the higher education sector and change the campus culture course for the years to come. reality, “she said, in part.
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