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By ‘settling’ with the Trump administration, they basically threw their students and community under the bus.” Columbia graduate and activist Mahmoud Khalil joins Antonia Hylton on The Beat with Ari Melber to share his reaction to the $200 million settlement between Columbia University and the Trump administration.
The White House is pushing Harvard for a major financial settlement in negotiations to restore more than $2 billion in frozen funds, according to a person familiar with the talks — and demanding that Harvard cough up even more than Columbia University did earlier this week.
Education Secretary McMahon highlighted Columbia University's new accountability measures and cooperation with the NYPD after the historic $200 million settlement.
The Trump administration's settlement with Columbia clarifies the stakes for anyone weighing whether to fight its demands or concede.
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New York Magazine on MSNWhat Critics Are Saying About Columbia’s Cave to the Trump AdministrationSome acknowledge that the university had no choice and that the deal could be worse, but many fear that it sets some dangerous precedents.
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Talks in Washington. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. The university chose cooperation over litigation, a strategy both pilloried and praised.
Academics around the country are raising alarm about growing efforts to define antisemitism on terms pushed by the Trump administration
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Columbia University janitors who claimed they were held hostage by anti-Israel protesters have settled their complaint with the university for an undisclosed amount.
So far, Washington's fire season is shaping up exactly as expected. The entire state and Oregon has above-normal fire risk.