Columbia deal is a 'cultural change' for universities
Digest more
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.
Trump, who has halted billions in research grants to a slew of schools, has said he envisions the Columbia deal as the first of many such agreements. His education secretary, Linda McMahon, called it a blueprint for other institutions to follow.
22hon MSN
Columbia University janitors settle case after being held hostage by anti-Israel rioters on campus
Columbia University janitors who claimed they were held hostage by anti-Israel protesters have settled their complaint with the university for an undisclosed amount.
It’s unclear whether Harvard will follow suit with its own agreement anytime soon — or that the measures Columbia agreed to are ones Harvard is willing to undertake.
Explore more
Academics around the country are raising alarm about growing efforts to define antisemitism on terms pushed by the Trump administration
So far, Washington's fire season is shaping up exactly as expected. The entire state and Oregon has above-normal fire risk.