The Trump administration is freezing $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern University and more than $1 billion in funding to Cornell University, a White House official told CNN.

”The money was frozen in connection with several ongoing, credible, and concerning Title VI investigations,” a Trump administration official said, referring to a federal statute that prohibits discrimination in programs and activities that receive federal funding.

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    13 days ago

    Northwestern’s president sent an official email at 9 pm last night on this topic while being as sarcastic as ever

    On the other R site there have been researchers at Cornell stating that they received stop-work orders

    Shit is hitting the fan