Trump administration reaches deal with Northwestern University to restore funding

The Chicago-area university will pay $75 million to the US government as part of the deal, the US Justice Department said in a statement.

US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday said it has reached an agreement with Northwestern University to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in research funds and close pending investigations into the school.

The Trump administration in April froze nearly $800 million in research funding for Northwestern University. (Facebook/Northwestern University)

The Chicago-area university will pay $75 million to the US government as part of the deal, the US Justice Department said in a statement.

The Trump administration in April froze nearly $800 million in research funding for Northwestern after Republicans in the House of Representatives accused the university of not doing enough to address antisemitism, including during campus protests against the Gaza war.