US EditionNorthwestern University to pay $75 million to federal government to settle antisemitism claims, restore frozen funds
Northwestern will pay $75 million over three years to settle civil rights probes and regain nearly $800 million in frozen federal research funds, with new anti-discrimination policies.
- On Friday, Northwestern University and the U.S. federal government reached a three-year agreement restoring federal research funding, ending investigations, and requiring a $75 million payment to the U.S. Treasury.
- After the government froze funding in April, the Trump administration halted about $790 million amid Education Department probes, causing over 100 stop-work orders and political pressure from congressional Republicans.
- The deal binds Northwestern University to antisemitism training, clearer protest policies, international admissions review, Deering Meadow agreement termination, a Board of Trustees compliance committee, quarterly NU president and chair verifications, and adherence to Title IX obligations.
- Restored federal support will affect faculty, staff and research after Northwestern expects funding to resume within days and be fully restored within 30 days, according to Interim President Henry Bienen.
- The deal joins similar settlements at Columbia University, Cornell University, and Brown University, with Attorney General Pamela Bondi saying, `Institutions that accept federal funds are obligated to follow civil rights law we are grateful to Northwestern for negotiating this historic deal.
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Northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. government in a deal with the Trump administration to end a series of investigations and restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding.
New York Post
Northwestern to pay $75M in federal civil-rights deal after antisemitism probes
The Trump administration announced a sweeping federal civil-rights agreement Friday with Northwestern University, requiring the school to pay $75 million and protect students and staff from any "race-based admissions practices" and a "hostile educational environment directed toward Jewish students."
Northwestern Reaches $75 Million Deal With Trump Administration
Northwestern University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding and close all pending federal investigations, while paying the government $75 million over three years.
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