Trump administration officials are scheduled to meet with Columbia University leaders to finalize an agreement that would return the majority of the school’s federal funding, The Washington Free Beacon reported on Thursday.

The university announced this week that it would be implementing a series of reforms aimed at combating antisemitism on campus. Protests riled the university in May after it announced it would be laying off close to 180 employees due to the Trump administration pulling $400 million in federal funding over Columbia’s inability to deal with the anti-Israel sentiment plaguing the school.

The arrangement, which sources told the outlet is subject to review and approval by President Donald Trump, will have Columbia pay a $200 million fine and share their hiring and admission data with federal authorities. The pending deal is said to be less burdensome than the original list of demands the Trump administration gave Columbia earlier in the year.

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