Author: Tonya Mosley

TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. Columbia University has become the first institution to reach a negotiated settlement over claims of antisemitism brought by the Trump administration. The university will pay a $200 million fine for allegedly failing to stop the harassment of Jewish students and an additional $21 million to settle investigations by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. According to a university statement, this settlement will include the restoration of more than $400 million in previously frozen federal research grants.The deal marks a pivotal moment in a broader campaign that has swept through higher education…