Northwestern, Cornell Universities Face Federal Funding Freeze Amid Civil Rights Probes

The freeze follows the withholding of billions of dollars in federal funding from several Ivy League universities.

Demonstrators gather at an encampment where students are protesting in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Ill., on April 25, 2024. Nate Swanson/Reuters

The Trump administration is freezing more than $1 billion in federal funds at Cornell University and $790 million at Northwestern University, the latest actions targeting elite institutions facing civil rights investigations.

A White House official confirmed to The Epoch Times that the money was frozen “in connection with several ongoing, credible, and concerning Title VI investigations,” referring to the federal law prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded education programs.