Columbia University’s acting president Claire Shipman is defending the school’s controversial $200 million settlement with the Trump administration, calling the agreement a “responsible path” to protect academic integrity and restore access to billions in federal research funding.

A deal between Columbia University and the Trump administration calls for the Ivy League school to pay more than $220 million to resolve multiple federal investigations into alleged violations of federal antidiscrimination laws.

Columbia University agreed to pay $200 million to the federal government in order to resolve multiple federal agency investigations. The settlement will restore access to billions of dollars in federal research funding,