00:00Columbia University has agreed to pay roughly $200 million as part of a settlement with the federal government to restore the bulk of its funding.
00:08The settlement addresses allegations that the university failed to adequately protect Jewish students from harassment during campus protests
00:16and includes reforms like adopting the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, bolstering campus policing, and revising protest policies.
00:25Additional funds will go to both the government and affected individuals, and the agreement will also emphasize merit-based admissions,
00:33enhance transparency over foreign donations, and an independent compliance monitor.
00:38University leaders see the deal as necessary to secure restored federal support,
00:43while critics warn it could set a precedent for political leverage over campus governance.
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