Trump, Columbia University and deal
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The latest: Today, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) requested the Trump administration give a closed-door briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein case files. More: Schumer criticized the administration’s lack of transparency, and pointed to a Wall Street Journal report that Justice officials told Trump his name was in the files.
Columbia University will pay a total of $221 million to try and end its multiple clashes with the Trump administration. The Ivy League school in New York City will pay a $200 million penalty to resolve civil rights investigations.
"It's a cultural change for the campus," McMahon told ABC News after months of negotiations over Trump administration allegations about Columbia's handling of antisemitism amid protests against the Israel-Hamas war and alleged failure to do enough to stop the harassment of Jewish students.
Education lawyers and advocates said Columbia’s deal with the White House was a potentially dangerous government intrusion into higher education.
LIFESTAR was called and serious injuries were reported in a car v. motorcycle crash Thursday on Route 6 in Columbia, according to state police. The incident happened at around 3:30 p.m. in the area of Edgarton Road.
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Columbia University agreed to the Trump administration’s demands. Education Secretary Linda McMahon called it “a monumental victory for conservatives.”
The biggest change Columbia Association’s CEO Shawn MacInnes has noticed since moving to the are is the sense of community, a shift from his home state of Massachusetts.