Northwestern to pay $75M in federal civil-rights deal after antisemitism probes

The Trump administration communicated a sweeping federal civil-rights agreement Friday with Northwestern University requiring the school to pay million and protect students and staff from any race-based admissions practices and a hostile educational surroundings directed toward Jewish students The Department of Justice DOJ Department of Tuition DOE and Department of Medical and Human Services HHS explained in a report the agreement was intended to safeguard Northwestern from unlawful discrimination and calls for the university to maintain clear policies and procedures relating to demonstrations protests displays and other expressive programs as well as the implementation of mandatory antisemitism training Nowadays s settlement marks another win in the Trump Administration s fight to ensure that American educational institutions protect Jewish students and put merit first Attorney General Pamela Bondi reported in a report Institutions that accept federal funds are obligated to follow civil rights law we are grateful to Northwestern for negotiating this historic deal Northwestern will pay its million to the United States through US BLOCKS TRUMP ATTEMPT TO FREEZE MORE THAN BILLION IN HARVARD FUNDSThe new agreement comes after the Trump administration previously secured a million settlement with Columbia University to resolve multiple federal civil rights investigations That deal includes a million payment over three years for alleged discriminatory practices and million to settle asserts of antisemitic employment discrimination against Jewish faculty after the Oct Hamas attacks in Israel DOE Secretary Linda McMahon called the Northwestern agreement a huge win for current and future Northwestern students alumni faculty and for the future of American higher training The deal cements approach changes that will protect students and other members of the campus from harassment and discrimination and it recommits the school to merit-based hiring and admissions she announced in a report The reforms reflect bold leadership at Northwestern and they are a roadmap for institutional leaders around the country that will help rebuild citizens trust in our colleges and universities Northwestern directed Fox News Digital to a report made by university president Henry Bienen reacting to the agreement saying it would restore hundreds of millions of dollars in critical research funding SETTLEMENT TALKS FALTER BETWEEN TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND HARVARD DOCUMENT This is not an agreement the University enters into lightly but one that was made based on institutional values Bienen stated As an imperative to the negotiation of this agreement we had several hard red lines we refused to cross We would not relinquish any control over whom we hire whom we admit as students what our faculty teach or how our faculty teach I would not have signed this agreement without provisions ensuring that is the incident Bienen added Northwestern runs Northwestern Period The university president also declared the million payment is not an admission of guilt but absolutely a condition of the agreement He noted that Northwestern has not been located in violation of any laws and expressly denies liability regarding all charges in the now-closed investigations In its declaration announcing the agreement DOJ noted federal agencies would close their pending investigations and treat Northwestern as eligible for future grants contracts and awards The Trump administration previously put a freeze on approximately million from Northwestern University and over billion in federal funding from Cornell University over promising civil rights investigations at both prestigious schools