US EditionCornell University announces deal with Trump administration to restore withheld federal funding
Cornell agreed to pay $60 million and accept civil rights law terms to restore $250 million in federal funding and end investigations, impacting academic research and campus climate.
- Cornell University agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration's interpretation of civil rights laws to restore over $250 million in withheld federal research funding.
- Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff said the agreement upholds the university's academic freedom while reviving the partnership with the government.
- Part of the $60 million will go directly to the U.S. government and part will fund research supporting U.S. farmers.
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An elite university has entered into an agreement with the Trump administration. Cornell University is again receiving research funding for this.
Cornell, one of the eight elite universities in the Ivy League, is one of the higher education institutions against which the president campaigned after his return to the White House.
Cornell Settles With the Trump Administration
Cornell will pay out $30 million and invest another $30 million in agricultural research. In exchange the federal government will restore research funding and close investigations. Cornell University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay the government a $30 million settlement—and invest another $30 million in agricultural research—in exchange for having its frozen federal research funding restored.
Cornell Settles with Trump Administration for Millions.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Cornell University has agreed to new policies and financial commitments in response to federal funding requirements under the Trump administration.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Cornell University, the Trump administration, and Attorney General Pam Bondi.WHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made on Friday, with changes to be implemented over the next three years at Cornell University.KEY QUOTE: “The months of stop-work orders, grant …
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