The Trump administration has frozen funding for Cornell University and Northwestern University, totaling over $1 billion and $790 million respectively, as it investigates the schools over civil rights violations. The funding being paused includes grants and contracts with federal departments. The administration has threatened to block federal funding for schools over pro-Palestinian campus protests, diversity programs, and transgender policies. Human rights advocates have raised concerns over free speech and academic freedom. Last month, the administration sent letters to 60 universities, including Cornell and Northwestern, warning of enforcement actions if they failed to address what it called antisemitism.