Northwestern reached a deal with the Trump administration to restore at least $790 million in frozen funding Friday, ending months of negotiations and federal investigations. The deal will restore funding for existing and approved grants and reinstate NU’s eligibility for federal grants, contracts and awards.
The agreement obligates the University to pay the federal government $75 million and “adhere to federal anti-discrimination laws,” which the Trump administration has previously accused NU of violating in its admissions, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and enforcement of demonstration policies. In exchange, the government will close all pending investigations into the University, in addition to restoring funding.
NU expects to begin receiving federal funding “within days” and for funding to be fully restored within 30 days, according to a statement from the University. This applies to all active, federally-funded grants impacted by the freeze, including overdue payments for non-terminated grants and contracts.
How is that not racketeering?
Also, everyone knows giving in to a bully just emboldens him. 
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Also, how this deal compares to those made by UPenn, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, UVA: