Columbia University will pay a $ 200 million disposal to the federal government, which will be as part of an agreement to resolve an investigation into the alleged violations of anti-discrimination laws.
The acting president of the school insisted that the school will maintain its educational freedom, while restoring its finished grants and allowing the faculty to be eligible for future research grants once again.
Agreement restores federal funds for research grant
In a statement posted by the President of the President of ColumbiaThe university says that $ 200 million will be paid in three years to settle the inquiry brought by the United States of Employment Opportunity Commission.
The Trump administration accused Colombia of failing to stop antisementism on campus and The school has been returning $ 400 million in federal grants from the beginning of March,
The university says that as part of the agreement, federal funds for research grants will be restored.
The statement said, “While Columbia does not accept the wrong thing with this resolution agreement, the leaders of the institution have repeatedly recognized that the Jewish students and faculties have experienced painful, unacceptable events, and it was improved and it is,” the statement said.
The compromise also codes Change Colombia declared back in MarchTo hide the identity of a person, including a ban on face mask or covering, a policy about protesters showing university IDs, and a policy about hiring Special Safety Officers.
As part of the settlement, Colombia also agreed to follow the laws that ban the idea of the race in students entry and hiring faculty.
“This agreement takes a significant step forward after a period of continuous federal investigation and institutional uncertainty. Settlement was carefully designed to protect the values that define us and allow our necessary research partnership with the federal government to return to the track. Importiously, it protects our freedom, it is a serious position to discover our freedom and scholars that are a serious condition for the discovery of our freedom.
Colombia says the deal will be looked after by an independent monitor who will report to the government on its progress every six months.
This agreement comes the same week Colombia suspended and expelled dozens of students involved in protest against the previous campus,
Officials respond to organization disposal
One in Post Truth Social, President Trump praised the deal, called it a “historic agreement with Columbia University”.
Mr. Trump wrote, “Colombia has agreed to pay a fine of $ 200 million to the United States government for violating the federal law, moreover, in addition to over 20 million to its Jewish employees, which were illegally targeted and upset,” Mr. Trump wrote. “Colombia has also committed to end its ridiculous dei policies, only on the basis of merit, and protecting the civil freedom of their students on the campus.”
US Education Secretary Linda McMahon also reacted to settlement in a statement.
“Columbia’s reforms are a roadmap for elite universities, who want to renew the trust of the American public by renewing their commitment to truth-man, merit and citizen debate. I believe they believe they will wave in higher education sector and change the curriculum of campus culture for years. A reality,” he said, in part.
The New York Civil Liberty Union said in Part, “Instead of standing for academic freedom, its main mission and its faculty and students, Colombia has captured for bulls.”
A spokesperson of the organization of Columbia Jewish and Israeli students replied, “While we are happy that federal money has been restored so that the students and faculties can return to their research, we are disappointed that the agreement did not achieve as much reforms as the federal government had initially demanded.”
Katie Hulis contributed to this report.
