Northwestern University agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. Treasury and rescind a 2024 campus agreement in a settlement with the Trump administration that restores hundreds of millions in federal research grants. The administration had cut $790 million in funding amid probes into the university’s handling of antisemitism and campus protests, a dispute that contributed to layoffs and President Michael Schill’s September resignation. Under the deal, Northwestern will comply with federal anti-discrimination laws, create training to “socialize international students” on campus debate norms, and preserve institutional control over hiring, admissions and curriculum, interim president Henry Bienen said. Education Secretary Linda McMahon framed the settlement as a model for other institutions seeking to restore federal trust and funding. The agreement follows earlier settlements by Columbia, Brown and Cornell that resolved related federal inquiries and underscores a new enforcement lever at the Education Department: using grant funding to press cultural and compliance changes at elite research universities. The settlement will be monitored over the next three years as federal money returns and as campus leaders manage community and reputational fallout.