Cornell University announced Friday that it had reached an agreement with the Trump administration to pay $30 million to restore roughly $250 million in funding that had been withheld from the New York school over accusations it had been engaging in antisemitism and racial discrimination against white students in admissions. Cornell will also spend $30 million in new “efficiency” focused agricultural research as part of the deal.

Cornell will pay the U.S. government $30 million in installments over the next three years, according to a copy of the agreement posted online . In exchange, the Trump administration will finally release hundreds of millions in funding that had been withheld since April, making it the fifth university to strike a deal with Trump over claims that the school was

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