The left is very, very opposed to racism, you know.
Just a couple of days ago we heard that Columbia had finally punished the foreign terrorist agitators who had taken over their library while screaming Hitlerian chants.
That wasn't their own decision -- that was part of the settlement with the Trump Administration, which actually walks the walk when it comes to shutting down racism and antisemitism.
The Trump administration has won unprecedented concessions from Columbia University in a sweeping settlement -- with the Ivy League university paying more than $220 million and pledging to reverse racially discriminatory practices and resolve civil rights violations against Jewish students, The Post can exclusively reveal.
The settlement, under which Columbia will agree to submit to independent monitoring to ensure it is complying with merit-based hiring and admissions requirements, is likely to put pressure on other schools -- like Harvard -- that have crossed the White House over tolerance of extreme Jew-hatred on campus since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas against Israel.
The resolution comes after just four months of negotiations between Columbia and Trump, striking a stark contrast with Harvard, which decided to drag the administration into court for stripping the school of $2.6 billion in grants and other funding.
In addition to paying the feds $200 million to settle their discrimination claims, Columbia will also fork over more than $20 million to Jewish employees who were discriminated against amid fierce antisemitic demonstrations that followed the Hamas attack.
The Trump administration is touting the employees' sum as the largest public settlement of its kind in nearly 20 years and the highest for any victim who's lodged a Title VI complaint.
The Ivy League school has also agreed to end all programming that discriminated against faculty or students -- bringing it into full compliance with the Supreme Court's 2023 decision banning race-based affirmative action -- and create some yet-to-be-announced faculty positions in the name of broadening intellectual diversity.
The settlement further calls for Columbia to maintain a trained security force blocking demonstrations in academic spaces and coordinate with the NYPD to prevent a repeat of the takeover of Hamilton Hall by anti-Israel rioters in the spring of 2024 -- while the university will impose a complete ban on masked protests.
Disciplinary rules will no longer be governed by the faculty senate but, rather, by the Office of the Provost. On Tuesday, Columbia announced that dozens of students were going to be suspended or penalized -- and a handful expelled -- for a recent disruptive library demonstration and anti-Israel tent encampment that engulfed the campus last year.
The university's admissions office will step up vetting for foreign applicants, quiz potential students about their reasons for wanting to study in the US and share that data with the feds, while Columbia's reliance on international enrollment will be cut back.
As part of its participation in the federal Student and Exchange Visitor (SEVIS) Program, the school will now be expected to report any disciplinary actions for those holding visas -- including suspensions, expulsions or arrests.
Experts are also supposed to consult with administrators to prevent the threat of terrorist financing or other illicit funds flowing to the school.
Regional programs -- specifically the Center for Palestine Studies; the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies; Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies; the Middle East Institute; and learning hubs in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Amman, Jordan -- will come under strict review from the senior vice provost to ensure they are "comprehensive and balanced."
Additionally, the Morningside Heights school will comply with Title IX and no longer force women to compete with biological men in sports or use their locker rooms, housing or other facilities.
Good heavens, it's a total victory on almost every point.
Trump did agree to return most of the $400 million in funding he suspended. Not loving that.
There is a hitch: William Jacobsen of Legal Insurrection declared "Columbia won -- ask any academic why." I'm sure he's referring to wiggle room in the settlement which will allow Columbia to keep breaking the law with impunity.
When he posts about this, I'll note his objections.
Below: Trump's announcement on Truth Social.