Columbia and Brown Forced to Share Race Data in $200M Trump Settlement

Columbia University and Brown University agreed to share admissions race and demographic data with the federal government as part of a $200 million research funding settlement with the Trump administration. The agreement required the universities to disclose applicant race data to DOJ investigators, a condition critics said would chill diversity efforts and expose admissions processes to federal scrutiny. Civil rights groups warned the settlement set a precedent for federal intrusion into university admissions.