Ed Whelan

“Columbia shall provide that all hiring and promotion practices for faculty and administrative roles are grounded solely in individual qualifications and academic and professional merit, and shall not use of race, color, sex, or national origin as a factor—implicit or explicit-in…

“Columbia shall provide the Resolution Monitor and the United States with admissions data…showing both rejected and admitted students broken down by race, color, grade point average, and performance on standardized tests.”

“Columbia shall maintain merit-based admissions policies. Columbia may not, by any means, unlawfully preference applicants based on race, color, or national origin in admissions throughout its programs. No proxy for racial admission will be implemented or maintained. Columbia may…

🧵Columbia’s agreement with the federal government includes provisions to ensure non-discrimination in admissions and hiring. “Columbia shall not maintain programs that promote unlawful efforts to achieve race-based outcomes, quotas, diversity targets, or similar efforts.”

This is a carefully crafted agreement that will presumably provide the model for the Administration's settlements with other universities. The Resolution Monitor (Bart M. Schwartz) will have tremendous power to ensure that Columbia complies with its commitments.

The deal between Trump and Columbia University is here, via @sfmcguire79. president.columbia.edu/sites/default/…