"Northwestern University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration to restore federal research funding. The university will pay the federal government $75 million and enact various changes. In return, the federal government will lift a freeze on millions in research funding. As part of the settlement, Northwestern agreed to adhere to federal antidiscrimination laws and to not give preferences in admissions, scholarships, hiring or promotion that are based on race, color or national origin; to maintain clear free speech policies;"
"University officials will also reverse a 2024 deal made with pro-Palestinian student protesters in which Northwestern agreed to provide more support for Muslim, Middle Eastern and North African students and greater financial transparency. The settlement also bars Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine from performing "hormonal interventions and transgender surgeries" on minor patients, according to language in the agreement. However, university officials have said that does not reflect a change in practice. Instead the agreement merely codifies that Northwestern will not provide such services."
Northwestern agreed to a settlement that restores frozen federal research funding in exchange for a $75 million payment and institutional commitments. The university consented to follow federal antidiscrimination laws and to forbid race-, color- or national-origin-based preferences in admissions, scholarships, hiring, or promotion. Northwestern agreed to maintain clear free-speech policies and mandate antisemitism training for students, faculty and staff. The university will reverse a 2024 agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters regarding added support for Muslim, Middle Eastern and North African students and transparency. The settlement codifies that Feinberg will not perform hormonal interventions or transgender surgeries on minors and places Northwestern among six universities that have settled similar cases.
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