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Exactly what is in the Ivy League deals with the Trump administration – and how they compare

The Trump administration and Harvard University are reportedly close to reaching a settlement that would require Harvard to pay US$500 million in exchange for the government releasing frozen federal funding and ending an investigation into antisemitism on campus.

The Conversation

IHRA definition of antisemitism has long been a target in anti-Zionist campaigns

Letter: John Hyman and Anthony Julius respond to an article by Rashid Khalidi criticising Columbia University’s adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition

The Guardian - UK

As degrees get branded worthless, LinkedIn’s just revealed the universities that give Gen Z the best shot at corner office jobs

Move over Harvard and Columbia, Princeton and Duke are the schools most likely to fast-track Gen Z to the C-suite.

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DOJ accuses George Washington University of indifference to anti-Semitism

Trump administration claims GWU failed to address or remedy anti-Semitic abuses despite student and faculty complaints.

Al Jazeera

Massive Columbia University data breach affects nearly 900,000 past and present students - here's what was leaked, and how to stay safe

Hackers bragged about stealing 460 GB of sensitive data from Columbia University.

TechRadar

The Business Of Legacy: Barack Obama’s Net Worth In 2025 Reflects A Strategic Shift Into Global Media

Explore Barack Obama's net worth in 2025 and how the former president's strategic shift into global media impacts his legacy.

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Trump Demands $1bn From University Of California Over UCLA Protests

President Donald Trump demanded a massive $1 billion fine from the prestigious University of California system on Friday as the administration pushed its claims of antisemitism in UCLA's response to 2024 student protests related to Gaza.

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Almost 900,000 students and alumni hit in major college data breach — financial-aid info, Social Security numbers and more exposed

A data breach at Columbia University has exposed the personal information of nearly 870,000 people including current students and likely alumni too.

Tom’s Guide

Columbia Ph.D. Student #TheyLied Libel Suit Over Allegations of Stalking and Abuse Can Go Forward

From Thursday's decision by N.Y. trial judge Dakota Ramseur in Talbert v. Tynes, rejecting defendants' motion to dismiss: In his… The post Columbia Ph.D. Student #TheyLied Libel Suit Over Allegations of Stalking and Abuse Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Stanford University laying off hundreds due to Trump cuts

University has also cut $140 million from its budget, citing ‘federal policy changes’

The Independent UK

Columbia Sportswear sues Columbia University claiming merchandise is too similar and causes confusion

Columbia Sportswear claims Columbia University breached a deal the entities made in 2023 establishing how the word “Columbia” could be used on college merchandise

The Independent UK

‘First Amendment has limits’: Tom Homan insists that Mahmoud Khalil will be deported

White House officials insist Columbia University grad will be removed despite courts ruling against them

The Independent UK

Prominent historian cancels course at Columbia University over Trump deal

Rashid Khalidi, in open letter published by the Guardian, accuses university of ‘capitulating’ with $200m settlement

The Guardian - US

Brown University strikes $50m deal to end Trump administration pressure

Trump has withheld hundreds of millions in federal funds from top universities in effort to reshape US higher education.

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The Independent UK

$200M Columbia payout a ‘blueprint’ for Trump to squeeze Harvard and other Gaza protest schools: report

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

The Guardian - US

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer suggests possibility of presidential pardon as Trump says it’s ‘not the time’ – as it happened

US president says ‘I don’t know anything’ about justice department questioning Maxwell as he lands in Scotland ahead of UK and EU talks

The Independent UK

A Columbia genocide scholar says she may leave over university's new definition of antisemitism

Academics around the country are raising alarm about growing efforts to define antisemitism on terms pushed by the Trump administration

The Guardian - AU

Trump news at a glance: Jerome Powell tackles inflation of White House figures on HQ upgrades

Hardhats and bad math as Fed chief shows president’s complaint about $3.1bn cost has been jacked up with old spending. Key US politics stories from 24 July 2025

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The Independent UK

A look at details of the settlement between Columbia University and the Trump administration

A deal between Columbia University and the Trump administration calls for the Ivy League school to pay more than $220 million to resolve multiple federal investigations into alleged violations of federal antidiscrimination laws

The Conversation

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 that it did not create a safe environment for Jewish students during Palestinian rights protests in 2024.

Reason

Columbia's $200 Million Deal Will Placate Trump—for Now

To reinstitute $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to implement plans to combat antisemitism and to appoint an independent monitor to oversee changes.

Al Jazeera

What’s in the $200m deal Trump has struck with Columbia University?

Unprecedented agreement marks victory for US president in his efforts to exert more control over academic institutions.

The Guardian - US

‘Extortion’: Columbia University’s deal with White House met with mixed reactions

Some slammed the agreement with the Trump administration to reinstate $400m in federal funds while others praised it as an ‘excellent outcome’

Benzinga

Columbia University To Pay Over $200 Million To Trump Administration To End Probe, Restore Federal Funding

Columbia University has settled with the Trump administration, putting an end to federal investigations into alleged civil rights violations related to campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

International Business Times UK

Why Is Columbia University Paying A $200 Million Fine? Here's What They Did Wrong According To Trump

Columbia University will pay $221 million and adopt major reforms after a federal probe found civil rights violations and failure to address antisemitism.

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