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Melon

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13. The university has an endowment of $14.8 Billion

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 12:58 AM

Jul 24

$200MM is nothing and frankly not enough. They should fund their programs from the endowments. They deserve worse. What was happening was on tv nightly. They ignored this and dare I say fed into it. They gave the protestors a safe place, allowed them to take over buildings, etc. etc. while discriminating against part of the student body based on race and religion.

I absolutely cheer it on. This is a black eye that it was allowed to happen. I don’t support Colombia one iota any longer.

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Columbia University Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump [View all] dalton99a Jul 23 OP

Honestly cannot believe any student would go there. Takket Jul 23 #1

Agree FHRRK Jul 23 #3

I doubt they'll have many Jewish students going forward pcdb Jul 23 #5

Hopefully they stop donating also JI7 Jul 24 #15

This reeks of Charlie Kirk meddling. Initech Jul 24 #11

And another firewall fails. Ms. Toad Jul 23 #2

Huh...the college literally allowed signs calling for harm against Jews. Melon Jul 23 #7

And what does that have to do with Trump's extortion - Ms. Toad Jul 24 #9

The government pays the University $400MM Melon Jul 24 #10

Look beyond the details of this situation. Ms. Toad Jul 24 #12

The university has an endowment of $14.8 Billion Melon Jul 24 #13

It isn't about Columbia Ms. Toad Jul 24 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 23 #4

Yeah, good question ... who is this check written TO, exactly? AZJonnie Jul 23 #6

Welp there we go. But is it true that settlements like ABC/CBS can be written off? UTUSN Jul 23 #8

Shame on Columbia Kid Berwyn Jul 24 #14

So we'll turn the tax payer paid research funding faucet back on, if you slide half back to us to line our pockets krawhitham Jul 24 #16

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