Now that Columbia University has reached a $221 million settlement with the Trump administration, Education Secretary Linda McMahon tells Newsmax that she would like to see the Ivy League school return to being “the acclaimed university that I think it is.”
“They do incredible research,” McMahon told Newsmax’s “The Record with Greta Van Susteren.” “It’s a great university, but they really did have some issues.”
The settlement, which breaks down to a $200 million payment to the government and $21 million into a claims fund for Jewish employees, comes after the Trump administration’s investigation into alleged violations of anti-discrimination law.
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