The promise of a fair shot at higher education has long been a cornerstone of the American academic ideal. Yet a new lawsuit contends that some of America’s most revered universities have been quietly undermining that principle, not through admissions quotas or test score thresholds, but by using the very mechanism designed to give students…
Stanford University has announced the layoff of 363 employees as part of sweeping budget cuts it says are a direct result of federal policy changes under the Trump administration. The prestigious university cited “a challenging fiscal environment” driven by recent decisions from the White House targeting funding to institutions over campus protests and social inclusion…
Columbia University and Brown University are set to disclose detailed admissions data, including standardised test scores, grade-point averages, and racial demographics of applicants, as part of recent settlements with the Trump administration. The move, which departs from typical university-government data sharing practices, is being viewed as a significant development in the national conversation around race-conscious…
Columbia agrees to report student arrests under new US government deal. (File Photo) Columbia University’s recent settlement with the Trump administration has sparked concern across the academic sector due to the introduction of new monitoring and reporting requirements for international students. The agreement, made public through university sources and media reports, includes obligations that significantly…
Ohio State University President Ted Carter said that Ivy League schools are currently in “survival mode” following Columbia University’s $221 million settlement with the Trump administration. (Getty Images) Ohio State University President Ted Carter said that Ivy League schools are currently in “survival mode” following Columbia University’s $221 million settlement with the Trump administration over…
Harvard faces greater pressure than Columbia in ongoing US funding negotiations The US President Donald Trump is pressing Harvard University to agree to a larger financial settlement than the $221 million deal struck with Columbia University, according to sources familiar with the ongoing negotiations, as reported by The Harvard Crimson. The talks concern the restoration…
Columbia University (File Photo) After nearly five decades in the classroom, Marianne Hirsch, daughter of Holocaust survivors and a renowned genocide scholar at Columbia University, is questioning whether she can continue teaching. The catalyst? Columbia’s recent adoption of a controversial definition of antisemitism, one that critics say could criminalize nuanced discussion of Israel and its…
In a sweeping agreement that could set precedent for other elite institutions, Columbia University has agreed to pay more than $220 million to the Trump administration to resolve federal investigations into alleged violations of antidiscrimination laws, particularly concerning campus antisemitism. The deal, announced Wednesday, allows the Ivy League school to regain access to billions in…
Columbia University agrees to reforms in $220 million US civil rights settlement Columbia University has entered into a $220 million settlement with the administration of US President Donald Trump, following allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism on its campus. The settlement restores over $400 million in previously withdrawn federal research funding and introduces…
Columbia University settles US civil rights case linked to campus protest response. (File Photo) The federal investigation and subsequent $220 million settlement between Columbia University and the administration of US President Donald Trump followed months of student unrest linked to the Israel-Gaza conflict. The university was accused of failing to protect Jewish students during pro-Palestinian…