
Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million (€51.9 million) and accept US President Donald Trump’s administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school.
Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced the agreement on Friday, saying it upholds the university’s academic freedom while restoring more than $250 million (€216 million) in research funding that the government withheld amid investigations into alleged civil rights violations.