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Northwestern President Michael Schill Resigns After Funding Freeze and Layoffs

He will remain until an interim leader is appointed to help pursue restoration of roughly $790 million in paused federal research funding.

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FILE - Northwestern University President Michael Schill testifies during a hearing of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
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People walk on the campus of Northwestern University, a day after a U.S. official said $790 million in federal funding has been frozen for the University while it investigates the school over civil rights violationsm in Evanston, Illinois U.S. April 9, 2025. REUTERS/Vincent Alban/ File Photo

Overview

  • The Trump administration froze about $790 million in Northwestern research funds in April during civil-rights and antisemitism investigations.
  • Northwestern announced roughly 425 layoffs this summer and instituted other austerity measures that leaders linked in part to the funding pause.
  • University officials said they will self-fund certain research projects to keep work going while talks with federal authorities continue.
  • Schill faced sustained Republican criticism over the university’s handling of 2024 pro-Palestinian protests and testified before Congress.
  • After stepping down, Schill plans a sabbatical and then a return to the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law as a faculty member.