The Trump administration has frozen than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell and $790 million to Northwestern amid civil rights investigations into the schools, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

Cornell is the subject of a Title VI investigation by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in connection with alleged antisemitic discrimination on campus against Jewish students and for its diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.

Northwestern is under investigation after being accused of not protecting Jewish students.

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