Northwestern University reached a settlement with the Trump administration to regain roughly $790 million in federal research funding, agreeing to a $75 million payment and a set of policy changes. Under the deal the university will provide detailed admissions data, end certain hiring practices such as diversity statements, require antisemitism training, and revoke an agreement brokered with pro‑Palestinian protesters. University leaders said the pact ends government investigations and restores grants; critics argue the concessions set precedent for federal leverage over campus policies. The terms have prompted debate among trustees, faculty and lawmakers about autonomy, academic freedom, and the limits of executive‑branch pressure tied to research dollars.