The University of Illinois will pay a professor who lost his job offer over a series of anti-Israel tweets $600,000 plus legal costs under an agreement trustees approved Thursday.

The agreement settles Steven Salaita’s lawsuit against the university with the school admitting no wrongdoing, the university said. Salaita will not be hired and his legal claims against the university in federal and state courts will be voluntarily dismissed.

‘‘This settlement is a vindication for me, but more importantly, it is a victory for academic freedom and the First Amendment,’’ Salaita said in a statement. ...

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