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Chicago Tribune |
The federal government has been zeroing in on Northwestern for months as part of a recent crackdown on alleged antisemitic action on campuses across the country, with a particular focus on how school...
Wall Street Journal |
The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell and $790 million for Northwestern, according to a Trump administration official.
U.S. News & World Report |
Northwestern said it was aware of media reports about the funding freeze but had not received any official notification from the government and that it has cooperated in the investigation.

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