The White House broadened its fight with elite universities by freezing federal grants for
The administration paused $1.05 billion to Cornell and $790 million to Northwestern because of potential civil rights violations, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Cornell said that the Department of Defense had sent 75 stop-work orders on Tuesday, but the school hasn’t received information to confirm the $1 billion figure. Northwestern responded that it also hasn’t received official notification from the government.
President Donald Trump has hammered colleges for their handling of ...