Northwestern University struck an agreement with the Trump administration to restore nearly $800 million in frozen federal research funding after the Education and Justice Departments accused the school of mishandling campus protests. Under the settlement, Northwestern must share detailed admissions data, strengthen demonstration policies, conduct a campus‑climate survey, and provide targeted training for international students on norms of ‘open debate.’ The deal also requires a $75 million payment to the government and conditions that give federal reviewers access to international applicants’ disciplinary records on request. The administration framed the terms as a compliance and national‑security safeguard; university leaders said they accepted conditions to get research programs back online. The settlement signals heightened federal leverage over research universities facing political scrutiny.