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Cornell inks $60M deal with Trump administration to resolve antisemitism claims

November 10, 2025November 11, 2025Sara Wood

Cornell University will pay $60 million to the Trump administration to resolve ongoing antisemitism investigations and unfreeze $250 million in federal funds, becoming the fourth Ivy League school and fifth overall to strike such a deal. The deal came weeks after another agreement signed by the University of Virginia, and also followed the resolution of […]

Cornell president’s leaked criticism of Gaza class prompts new row over academic freedom

December 5, 2024David Leibermann

Cornell University’s Jewish interim president is facing growing blowback from higher education groups over emails published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency last month, in which he raised objections to an upcoming class on Gaza. Michael Kotlikoff’s remarks, which (JEWISH REVIEW) reported on Nov. 11, were a violation of academic freedom, say representatives of the American […]