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Columbia University has reached an agreement with the federal government over anti-discrimination investigations.
The university will pay the U.S. government a total settlement of $200 million over three years, and in exchange, Columbia's access to federal grant money will be restored.
To answer those questions and more, KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer spoke with Michael Thaddeus, professor of mathematics at Columbia University and vice president of Columbia's chapter of the American Association of University Professors, and Tim Zick, professor of law at William and Mary Law School.