Northwestern University and the federal government reached a three-year agreement Friday that will restore hundreds of millions in research funding and end federal investigations into the university.
Northwestern will pay a $75 million fine to the federal government and it must adhere to federal anti-discrimination laws for its admissions and hiring practices, according to a copy of the agreement.
It also must implement mandatory antisemitism training for students, faculty and staff; maintain clear policies for protests and expressive activities; review its international admissions practices; and terminate the university’s Deering Meadow agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters that ended an encampment on campus last year.
“It also ends a deeply painful and disruptive period in our uni

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