Columbia University

Columbia University Agrees to Monitor Foreign Students for Trump Administration in $221 Million Settlement

2025-08-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Columbia University agreed to pay $221 million ($200 million to the federal government over three years and $21 million for EEOC settlements) to settle Trump administration claims of failing to police antisemitism, while accepting unprecedented requirements for monitoring foreign students. The …

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InsideClimate News Launches

2015-09-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On September 16, 2015, InsideClimate News began publishing an eight-month investigation revealing that Exxon’s own scientists warned executives as early as 1977 that burning fossil fuels was heating the planet, yet the company then worked at the forefront of climate denial for decades. The …

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