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Very displeased with one of my Alma Maters!
#Cornell Reaches Deal with #Trump Admin to Restore #Research #Funding
The Ivy League #university had warned of #layoffs after the Trump admin stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher #education.
#law #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #extortion
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/cornell-deal-trump-administration.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#Cornell University reached an agreement with the #Trump admin Friday that would restore hundreds of millions in federal #funding to the #university, acc/to university & govt ofcls.
The agreement would also end government *investigations* that have placed the #school under months of federal scrutiny over accusations of *antisemitism* [ #FreeSpeech] & *discrimination* [ #diversity initiatives] in admissions.
Under the terms of the agreement, #Cornell is expected to pay a $30 million #fine to the govt & to invest another $30 million on programs designed to enhance efficiency & lower costs in #agriculture & #farming [they already have a world renowned Ag School]. A land-grant institution, Cornell is known for its agricultural #research programs.
#law #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #extortion #Trump #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState
In April, the #Trump admin abruptly froze planned federal #research #funding for the #university. The govt had been scrutinizing #Cornell after accusing it of racial discrimination & antisemitism, & the university acknowledged receiving dozens of stop-work orders.
University leaders made clear that the #school was feeling extraordinary financial strain. The university has been considering issuing about $1 billion in bonds.
#law #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #extortion #Autocracy #fascism
In June, #Cornell University leaders warned that they anticipated #layoffs & had begun what they described as “a comprehensive review of programs & head count across the university,” where the work force had climbed by more than 15% in about 4 years.
The suspension of federal #funding turned that #growth into a #crisis.
#law #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #BrainDrain #extortion #Trump #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState
“We have been using institutional resources to try to plug these #funding holes in the short term, but these interim measures are not sustainable,” #university leaders wrote. “We must immediately address our significant financial shortfalls by reducing costs & enacting permanent change to our operational model.”
The agreement with #Cornell is the fifth that the #Trump admin has announced since early July in connection with its pressure campaign against top #schools.
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