The Trump administration has suspended Cornell University’s federal funds and Northwestern University’s more than $790 million in funding due to concerns over the university’s handling of anti-Semitism.

both University After a wave of anti-Israeli protesters flooded campuses across the country, it was placed on the federal government’s radar, and the Ministry of Education (ED) began investigating two schools along with many other schools. White House officials confirmed the decision to freeze funds with the Daily Call News Foundation.

Senior White House officials too I said Fox News is the news that “The Money has been frozen on several ongoing, reliable, and title VI investigations.” The cut reportedly comes from multiple federal agencies.

Cornell spokesman directed DCNF to a statement He was released on Tuesday by university president Michael I. Kotorikov.

“Cornell knows media reports suggesting that more than $1 billion in federal grants have been frozen,” Kotrykov wrote. “We have not received any information to confirm this figure, but today Cornell received over 75 suspension work orders from the Department of Defense related to research that is extremely important to US defense, cybersecurity and health.”

“We are actively seeking information from federal officials to learn more about the basis for these decisions,” Kotrikov continued.

The Trump administration reviewed several universities to comply with civil rights laws, as it relates to protecting Jewish students from discrimination after violent anti-Semitic protests ramped on university campuses for more than a year. In February, the government was assembled. A joint task force to combat anti-SemitismED, Department of Justice (DOJ), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The task force said “the number one priority is to eradicate anti-Semitic harassment on schools and university campuses,” and then began a review of schools’ civil rights enforcement compliance.

The following month, Ed sent a letter to 60 universities warning of “potential enforcement actions” if Jewish students did not step up to protect them from harassment and discrimination.

“Northwestern has been informed by a member of the media that the federal government is planning to freeze most of its federal funds,” a Northwest spokesman told DCNF. “The university has not received official notifications from the federal government. Federal funding for the northwest to receive innovative and relief research, like the recent developments by Northwest researchers, the world’s smallest pacemaker, is a study that encourages the fight against Alzheimer’s.

Ed started by revoking $400 million in funding from Columbia University. Columbia University has concluded a preliminary agreement that promises to reform and enforce disciplinary practices at the administration’s request. Since then, several more universities have been hit by a fundraising freeze. (Related: Harvard runs to Wall Street with a $750,000,000 cash injection)

In further action to stop violent protests, the Trump administration has revoked more than 300 student visas from foreign protesters expressing support for Hamas and other terrorist organizations.

Since the start of the Israeli Hama War in 2023, anti-Israel events have occurred on university campuses nationwide, resulting in multiple lawsuits being filed against schools that are said to be insufficient to stop the outbreak. Several schools faced investigations into incidents in which anti-Israeli protests took over campus, clashed with police, removed Jewish students from parts of campus, and reportedly overtaking campus buildings and even took university employees hostages.

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