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Trump Administration Freezes Billions in Federal Funds at Cornell and Northwestern

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Trump Administration Freezes Billions in Federal Funds at Cornell and Northwestern

 

The Trump administration has escalated its scrutiny of elite academic institutions by freezing nearly $2 billion in federal funds allocated to Cornell University and Northwestern University. According to a Trump administration official, Cornell is facing a freeze on over $1 billion in federal funding, while Northwestern’s freeze amounts to approximately $790 million. These actions are part of an expanding investigation into alleged civil-rights violations, as the administration broadens its campaign to crack down on major research universities across the United States.

 

The funding in question involves a wide array of grants and contracts with key federal departments, including the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services. A person familiar with the matter confirmed that a portion of the frozen funds is tied to Cornell’s medical school, highlighting the breadth of the administration’s reach.

 

 

A spokesman for Northwestern University stated that the school has not received any official notification about the funding freeze. Cornell University has yet to respond to requests for comment.

 

These recent freezes are part of a much larger wave of financial crackdowns that have so far affected more than $10 billion in federal funding at several top-tier institutions. Schools such as Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania are also facing funding pauses or ongoing reviews.

 

President Donald Trump has been vocal about his intent to confront what he perceives as liberal dominance on college campuses. He has accused these institutions of failing to protect Jewish students during a series of pro-Palestinian protests that have disrupted academic life over the past two years. The administration has also targeted programs associated with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), criticizing them as inconsistent with its policy objectives.

 

On Tuesday, the Trump administration took further action by terminating nearly $4 million in federal funds to Princeton University. The Department of Commerce claimed that the programs in question exaggerated the dangers of climate change and contributed to what it described as “climate anxiety” among the youth.

 

These developments underscore a growing tension between the federal government and some of the nation's most prestigious universities. With billions in research funding now on the line, the investigations and funding freezes represent a significant shift in how federal resources are used to influence institutional policies and priorities.

 

Based on a report by WSJ  2025-04-11

 

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    All those liberal professors doing agricultural research at Cornell. I hear they're registering cows to vote.

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That’s our Donald killing off innovation and new technologies atta boy Donald  making America great again ya say…….hey trump supporters had enough yet

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16 minutes ago, Tug said:

That’s our Donald killing off innovation and new technologies atta boy Donald  making America great again ya say…….hey trump supporters had enough yet

I'm hoping he continues and guts the rorts 

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1 minute ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Good job President Trump for denying funding for liberal and hamas loving universities.  They produce nothing thanks to their ideological professors.

 

Special thanks for abolishing the worthless Department of Education.  
 

This is what they produce in public 

 

 

All those liberal professors doing agricultural research at Cornell. I hear they're registering cows to vote.

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3 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:


“I hear they're registering cows to vote.“

 

I believe you!

Not surprising.

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1 hour ago, Tug said:

That’s our Donald killing off innovation and new technologies atta boy Donald  making America great again ya say…….hey trump supporters had enough yet

 

Pretty easy to move that money over to universities that adhere to American values (and laws).  The researchers will follow the money, and we'll lose maybe a few months in the transition.  And end up better off in the long term.

 

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Northwestern University has an endowment of more than 14 BILLION dollars. Cornell has 11 billion. They dont need federal funds.  

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1 hour ago, wombat said:

I'm hoping he continues and guts the rorts 

yes please start on Tesla and musk, then look at the insider trading that happen in the whitehouse yesterday.

45 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

Northwestern University has an endowment of more than 14 BILLION dollars. Cornell has 11 billion. They dont need federal funds.  

 

But nobody turns down free money.  Especially OPM.

 

Edit:  To be clear, I have no issue with spending gub'ment money on university research as long as we're getting value for the funds and the Universities are adhering to US law.  Which a lot of other universities do.

 

 

 

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We don't need no stinkin higher education research ... we got common sense.

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2 hours ago, Tug said:

That’s our Donald killing off innovation and new technologies atta boy Donald  making America great again ya say…….hey trump supporters had enough yet

Show us the facts that demonstrate that Trump seeks to kill off innovation and new technologies? How much money being withheld affects important research? Which research?

 

The alternative is to be deemed just another victim of Trump Hate Madness

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1 hour ago, Wrwest said:

We don't need no stinkin higher education research ... we got common sense.

 

Perhaps it's better to do that research at universities that can define what a woman is.

 

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Vindictive,  vengeful and as usual totally bonkers. What a truly disgusting person.

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3 hours ago, impulse said:

 

Pretty easy to move that money over to universities that adhere to American values (and laws).  The researchers will follow the money, and we'll lose maybe a few months in the transition.  And end up better off in the long term.

 

Yes we all know that criticism of Trump and his policies and criticism of Israel do not reflect American values. Be obedient. 

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1 minute ago, spidermike007 said:

Yes we all know that criticism of Trump and his policies and criticism of Israel do not reflect American values. Be obedient. 

 

It could also have to do with the Universities that can't define what a woman is, and charge exorbitant overhead rates on their gub'ment work. 

 

Criticizing Israel is protected, but not taking over and vandalizing buildings or physically threatening any students, including the Jewish ones.

 

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

Perhaps it's better to do that research at universities that can define what a woman is.

 

Because that has a lot to do with research on completely different subject matter? It is interesting, looks like "politicslly corrupt" has switched sides ...

3 hours ago, impulse said:

 

It could also have to do with the Universities that can't define what a woman is, and charge exorbitant overhead rates on their gub'ment work. 

 

Criticizing Israel is protected, but not taking over and vandalizing buildings or physically threatening any students, including the Jewish ones.

 

There's no need to do research to try to figure out what a woman is, we all know what a woman is. Just scan it ask any woman who has her head on straight, she's a biological female who has the capacity to reproduce, and hopefully she has some feminine energy. More like a Thai woman. 

1 minute ago, spidermike007 said:

There's no need to do research to try to figure out what a woman is, we all know what a woman is. Just scan it ask any woman who has her head on straight, she's a biological female who has the capacity to reproduce, and hopefully she has some feminine energy. More like a Thai woman. 

So after menopause you think they're no longer women?

8 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Show us the facts that demonstrate that Trump seeks to kill off innovation and new technologies? How much money being withheld affects important research? Which research?

 

The alternative is to be deemed just another victim of Trump Hate Madness

You got eyes and a brain…….use them,it’s all about deeds not words.trump has EARNED my anger and revulsion every single bit of it.this particular assault on my country is just another concrete deed,it will contribute to the brain drain under trump.he is what he is.

28 minutes ago, Tug said:

trump has EARNED my anger and revulsion

 

You have been raving against Trump since he became the "former president"

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11 hours ago, Tug said:

That’s our Donald killing off innovation and new technologies atta boy Donald  making America great again ya say…….hey trump supporters had enough yet

 

He's just going after woke nonsense and corruption.  There's little innovation coming from liberal professors who spout nonsense and start protests on campuses.

 

The genuine innovators and inventors are going to be just fine.  STEM is not the issue.

6 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

 

More detailed analysis:

 

Yes, Trump is going to save education from the left-wing authoritarian shift!  God bless America!

Glad to see this American Patriot back

in the house of reps!

A few sub committee meetings and she’ll have the elites in these federal funded colleges who support anti

American, anti Jew BS on the run!

…. Northwestern,Brown,Cornell .

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13 hours ago, Tug said:

That’s our Donald killing off innovation and new technologies atta boy Donald  making America great again ya say…….hey trump supporters had enough yet

Can you PLEASE enlighten us as to just HOW DEI has contributed to "Innovation" and "New Technologies"? I REALLY want to know how "Merit, Intelligence and Focus" was successfully replaced by "Butthurt" drag queens, prancing men with a d#@k in their mini-skirt, or some fat 'tard just so they can 'feel good about themselves'.

Jesus dude, how do you look at yourself every morning? Get help. :wai:

8 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

Can you PLEASE enlighten us as to just HOW DEI has contributed to "Innovation" and "New Technologies"? I REALLY want to know how "Merit, Intelligence and Focus" was successfully replaced by "Butthurt" drag queens, prancing men with a d#@k in their mini-skirt, or some fat 'tard just so they can 'feel good about themselves'.

Jesus dude, how do you look at yourself every morning? Get help. :wai:

What has DEI got to do with the huge amount of agricultural and biotech engaged in by universities like Cornell? Why is it that the most advanced industries in America are mostly clustered around cities where major research is engaged in by universities? America is in danger of being lapped by China when it comes to research. I don't think China could ask for a better accomplice than people like you.

2 hours ago, placeholder said:

Why is it that the most advanced industries in America are mostly clustered around cities where major research is engaged in by universities?

Because those were the first 13 colonies? :whistling:

11 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Yes, Trump is going to save education from the left-wing authoritarian shift!  God bless America!

I'm sorry BangkokReady, but you are really showing your ignorance of National Socialist educational policy. If you do any research on this you will see that the Trump administration and Project 2025 are following the exact same playbook. Jason Stanley is a leading authority on this subject.

4 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

I'm sorry BangkokReady, but you are really showing your ignorance of National Socialist educational policy. If you do any research on this you will see that the Trump administration and Project 2025 are following the exact same playbook. Jason Stanley is a leading authority on this subject.

I havent read project 2025. But if its real and true then so far id say im a supporter of project 2025, without question

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