Columbia U to pay more than $A334m after Trump fight

"This agreement marks an important step forward after a period of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty,“ acting University President Claire Shipman said.

The administration pulled the funding, because of what it described as the university's failure to squelch anti-Semitism on campus during the Israel-Hamas war that began in October 2023.

Columbia then agreed to a series of demands laid out by the Republican administration, including overhauling the university's student disciplinary process and adopting a new definition of anti-Semitism.

Wednesday's agreement codifies those reforms, Shipman said.