Over $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern University have been frozen as the government investigates alleged civil rights violations. The move is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to make academic institutions comply with demands to rein in pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel campus activity. The universities have been accused of allowing antisemitism to run rampant at anti-Israel campus protests. The funding freeze has left universities struggling to navigate cuts to research grants.