Northwestern University struck a deal with the U.S. Education Department and Justice Department to restore nearly $800 million in previously frozen federal research funding. Under the agreement the university must provide detailed admissions data, enforce demonstration policies, pay $75 million, run a campus‑climate survey on antisemitism and offer targeted training on norms of free inquiry for international students. The settlement follows allegations the university created a hostile environment for Jewish students after pro‑Palestinian protests and the April funding freeze. The arrangement requires Northwestern to ask foreign applicants why they want to study in the U.S. and to provide, upon request, disciplinary records for international students. Administrators and student advocates are split: some say civics and debate instruction will help international students adapt to U.S. academic norms, while others warn singling out foreign students risks stereotyping them as security threats. The demands ― data disclosure, targeted training and disciplinary reporting ― set a potential precedent for federal oversight of campus speech and international enrollment practices.