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White House Seeks Payments From Other Universities—Including Harvard—After Columbia Deal Sets Precedent
The Trump administration is in talks with several schools about future funding following allegations of antisemitism.
Why Trump wants Harvard to face a steeper penalty than Columbia in the federal funding standoff
US President Donald Trump is pressing Harvard University to agree to a larger settlement than Columbia University's recent $221 million deal, in exchange for restoring over $2 billion in frozen ...
Columbia’s $200M deal with Trump administration sets a precedent for other universities to bend to the government’s will
Columbia University agreed on July 23, 2025, to pay a US$200 million fine to the federal government and to settle allegations ...
White House Touts Columbia Deal, Critics See Dangerous Precedent
In March, the Trump administration said it was penalizing Columbia over how it handled last year's protests by canceling $400 ...
Why Ivy League universities are under growing pressure to make political concessions after Columbia’s Trump deal
Columbia University’s $220 million agreement with the Trump administration has triggered mounting pressure on Ivy League ...
At Columbia, Trump has won a major victory for Western values
Columbia University has just agreed to a massive $220 million settlement with the Trump administration after a fight that ...
Ivy League colleges face a reckoning after Columbia's Trump deal
Trump, who has halted billions in research grants to a slew of schools, has said he envisions the Columbia deal as the first ...
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White House touts deal with Columbia as critics decry ‘chilling’ precedent
The Trump administration hailed its deal with Columbia University as a victory and a template for agreements with other ...