The university is expected to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement to victims of alleged civil rights violations and implement changes to its diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

A college graduate student accused of pro-Hamas activism is seeking millions from the Trump administration weeks after being released from an immigration detention center. Mahmoud Khalil — a Syrian-born Palestinian activist who became the face of anti-Israel demonstrations that rocked Columbia University’s campus throughout 2024 — is suing the Trump administration for $20 million for his arrest and months-long detention by federal immigration authorities,

Columbia University shifted policies in an effort to restore federal funding and so far hasn't seen much in return. Meanwhile, Harvard's costs in its standoff with the Trump administration grow day by day.