The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission opened a claims process for current and former Columbia University employees covered by a July settlement addressing alleged antisemitic harassment. The $21 million resolution—the agency said it was the largest EEOC public settlement in nearly 20 years for discrimination or harassment and the largest to date for antisemitism—creates a fund for employees who say they experienced harassment or retaliation between Oct. 7, 2023, and July 23, 2025. EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas emphasized enforcement priorities and urged eligible claimants to submit documentation by the June 2, 2026 deadline. Columbia resolved the charges voluntarily without admitting liability; the settlement followed an EEOC probe that the agency tied to pressures on campuses after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. The development underscores regulatory and legal scrutiny universities face when campus climates intersect with allegations of discrimination and harassment.