Northwestern University

Antisemitism probe

Trump admin secures $75M deal with Northwestern

Northwestern University will pay $75M to end a Trump administration antisemitism probe, restoring $790M in frozen funds.

Judge:

Northwestern can discipline students refusing antisemitism video

Federal judge allows Northwestern to block enrollment for students who boycotted antisemitism training.

Campus antisemitism probe:

Northwestern President resigns

Northwestern President Michael Schill resigns amid federal funding freeze and criticism over campus protests. He’ll stay on until an interim leader is named and help restore the university’s lost funding.

During Passover:

‘Death to Israel’ scrawled on Northwestern University building

Jewish students at Northwestern University awake on Passover to find calls for 'intifada' and 'death to Israel' on several campus buildings.

Trump administration freezes funding for Cornell and Northwestern

Trump administration freezes over $1.7 billion in federal funding for Cornell and Northwestern universities amid ongoing antisemitism investigations.

Over pro-Palestinian protest

Northwestern professor denied tenure

Professor at Northwestern University, who was involved in pro-Palestinian Arab student protests last year, announces he was denied tenure and will not have his position renewed in April 2026.

Antisemitism investigation against Northwest U

Northwestern U is facing a new federal antisemitism investigation — and criticism of its new antisemitism task force.

Study: Coffee offers protection against COVID-19

Newly-published study shows correlation between coffee consumption and reduced risk of symptomatic coronavirus.

Neuroscientist behind anti-Semitic tweets commits suicide

Northwestern University neuroscientist who came under fire for series of racist and anti-Semitic social media posts commits suicide.

Northwestern pres. spars over anti-Semitism with activist group

Was a left-wing activist group being anti-Semitic when it called Northwestern University’s Jewish president “piggy Morty”?

Tel Aviv, Northwestern Universities' joint nanoscience program

The partnership will include a student exchange program, post-doctoral scholarships and research grants.

Illinois: Man does Nazi salute after confirming passer-by Jewish

Jewish studies lecturer at Northwestern University says a stranger asked him if he was Jewish and then performed a Nazi salute.