Northwestern University Settle Antisemitism Cases – $75M Payment
- Contributed to university layoffs and the resignation of Northwestern president Michael Schill.
- Administration argued the school had not done enough to fight antisemitism.
- Northwestern refused to cede control over hiring, admissions, or its curriculum.
Northwestern University
Agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. government
to end investigations and restore federal research funding.
Trump administration cut off $790 million in grants.
Contributed to university layoffs and the resignation of Northwestern president Michael Schill.
Administration argued the school had not done enough to fight antisemitism.
Payment to the U.S. Treasury over the next three years.
Revoke the Deering Meadow agreement (signed April 2024).
In exchange for protesters ending their tent encampment.
Northwestern refused to cede control over hiring, admissions, or its curriculum.
“I would not have signed this agreement without provisions ensuring that is the case,”
Continue compliance with federal anti-discrimination laws.
Develop training materials for “socializing” international students.
Uphold Title IX, including single-sex housing and all-female sports facilities.
Deal cements policy changes to protect against harassment and discrimination.
Reforms are a roadmap to rebuild public trust in colleges and universities.
Trump leveraged federal research money to push for reforms.
Decried colleges as overrun by “woke” ideology.
Northwestern fine is the second-largest.
Columbia agreed to pay $200 million.