By ‘settling’ with the Trump administration, they basically threw their students and community under the bus.” Columbia graduate and activist Mahmoud Khalil joins Antonia Hylton on The Beat with Ari Melber to share his reaction to the $200 million settlement between Columbia University and the Trump administration.

The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.

Some acknowledge that the university had no choice and that the deal could be worse, but many fear that it sets some dangerous precedents.

Columbia University janitors who claimed they were held hostage by anti-Israel protesters have settled their complaint with the university for an undisclosed amount.

The Trump administration's settlement with Columbia clarifies the stakes for anyone weighing whether to fight its demands or concede.

Academics around the country are raising alarm about growing efforts to define antisemitism on terms pushed by the Trump administration

Talks in Washington. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. The university chose cooperation over litigation, a strategy both pilloried and praised.

Academics around the country are raising alarm about growing efforts to define antisemitism on terms pushed by the Trump administration

It’s the “largest religious discrimination harassment settlement” in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's 60 years of existence.