
Deal or 'Shakedown'? Columbia University Settles with U.S. Government Over Federal Probes
Published on: July 25, 2025, 3:16 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Columbia University will pay over $220 million to the U.S. government to settle federal investigations. The deal, seen as a way to restore public funding, has faced criticism as a harmful precedent. Columbia aims to regain funding, while the Trump administration calls it a governmental win.