The Trump administration freezes over $1.8 billion in federal funding to Cornell University and approximately $790 million to Northwestern University as part of an expanding investigation into alleged civil rights violations related to antisemitism on campus. The move is part of the administration’s broader crackdown on universities accused of failing to protect Jewish students during protests and discussions tied to the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Cornell University confirms receiving over 75 stop-work orders from the U.S. Department of Defense, affecting a range of research projects. University officials say the freezes target work central to national defense, cybersecurity. . .