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BREAKING: Columbia has agreed to pay $220 million to the federal government to settle its civil rights investigations and restore a majority of federal grants terminated by President Donald Trump’s administration, the University announced Wednesday. l8r.it/QoW6

The hearing in Massachusetts on Monday was the first in the case since Penn announced its agreement with the Department of Education to resolve an investigation into the same matter.

NEW: The Ivy League’s motion to dismiss was granted at today’s hearing. Pending a filing from the judge, @Penn, Harvard, and the NCAA will either be called for further arguments, or the case will be stayed as the court awaits a decision in Gaines v. NCAA.

The hearing has been called into session, and Federal Judge William Young denied the University's motion for additional time.

Penn and its co-defendants in a Title IX lawsuit are asking a judge to double their allotted time for arguments at a Monday motion hearing. The hearing marks the first court proceeding in the case since @Penn reached a settlement with the federal government over the same issue.

Penn’s research assistants and postdoctoral students voted to unionize by an overwhelming majority on Thursday. thedp.com/article/2025/0…

This week, @Penn postdocs and research associates overwhelmingly voted to unionize. @RAPUP_UAW is the sixth union to form at Penn in the last five years. More in @dailypenn: thedp.com/article/2025/0…

Adam Farber, who was fired from his role as the firm’s Chief Risk Officer, joined BCG shortly after receiving his MBA from @Wharton in 1998. Farber has been a consistent Penn donor in recent years, according to University records.

NEW: @aaup_penn issued a statement in support of @RAPUP_UAW, asking the University to “implement a policy of neutrality in all union organizing drives at Penn” and “end the anti-union campaign against” RAPUP — which will vote on unionization next week. aaup-penn.org/letter-to-the-…

Exclusive: Internal White House emails I obtained detail the Trump administration’s scramble to strip millions from the University of Pennsylvania after a senior official told staff that “POTUS wants to see more action against universities.” notus.org/trump-white-ho…

“There is no question — none — about why Penn made this call: to avoid the wrath of Donald Trump,” @Penn professor Jon Zimmerman writes in an Inquirer op-ed. “Shame on us.” “What does it profit a university if it gains the whole world of federal dollars, and loses its own soul?”

The U.S. House has passed President Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill, ushering in a tiered tax system on university endowments that will raise @Penn's rate from 1.4% to 4% — a significant hike on the University’s $22.3 billion endowment. More to come in @DailyPenn.

After announcing a resolution with the Education Dept. on July 1 to settle a Title IX investigation, Penn has begun complying with the federal government’s outlined requirements. @IshaChitirala breaks down everything you need to know in @DailyPenn. thedp.com/article/2025/0…

Senior DC officials told @DailyPenn that Penn approached them months ago to negotiate a settlement — one that ultimately complied with all federal Title IX demands, put the University in the White House's good graces, and recouped $175M in frozen funding.thedp.com/article/2025/0…

Like other elite Universities, Penn has faced funding cuts as Trump pushed higher ed reforms. Yet senior government officials told @DailyPenn that the University’s willingness to engage with the federal government paved the way for a resolution that restored millions in…

Nearly 24 hours after Penn announced a resolution agreement with @usedgov to resolve an ongoing Title IX investigation, here's where things stand: - The University has removed 2022 College graduate and former Penn swimmer Lia Thomas’ individual records. - Penn issued a public…

NEW: The White House has restored $175 million in funds to Penn that were previously frozen due to the University’s alleged failure to comply with an executive order barring transgender athletes from women’s sports, CNN reported Wednesday. The funding restoration comes after…

Penn bans transgender athletes and strips Lia Thomas' records after caving to federal demands. Live updates from the @dailypenn staff here: thedp.com/article/2025/0…

NEW: Senior WH policy strategist May Mailman tells me that Penn first approached the WH around April to begin negotiations regarding Title IX. Mailman said that if Penn lives up to their end of the deal, $175m in previously frozen funds could be restored. "There's obviously a…