Trump, who has halted billions in research grants to a slew of schools, has said he envisions the Columbia deal as the first of many such agreements. His education secretary, Linda McMahon, called it a blueprint for other institutions to follow.

Columbia University’s $220 million agreement with the Trump administration has triggered mounting pressure on Ivy League institutions in the US to make political concessions. The deal, involving wide reforms and funding restoration,

Under the agreement, the Ivy League school will pay a $200 million settlement over three years, the university said