A university that treats criticism of Israel as antisemitic and threatens sanctions for those who disobey is no longer a place of open inquiry.”

Faculty and others expressed a mixture of relief and frustration over the deal, under which the university will pay over $200 million to have most of its research funding restored.

Columbia University will pay $200 million to President Donald Trump’s administration in a settlement to resolve federal investigations into alleged breaches of anti-discrimination laws.

Columbia University's agreement to pay more than $220 million to the U.S. government to resolve federal probes was not capitulation but a means to restore vital public funding, the university's acting president said on Thursday.

The settlement is likely to put pressure on other schools — like Harvard — that have crossed the White House over their tolerance for extreme Jew-hatred on campus since the Oct. 7,

Columbia win has paved the way for Trump team to elecit hundreds of millions from other top schools, including Cornell, Brown, Duke and Northwestern

On CNN this morning, Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman discussed the deal made with the Trump Administration.