Any person who claims to be an academic leader and signs a document like this is neither.

Paragraphs 21-26 are incredibly invasive diversity-related changes.

Among the provisions are ones agreeing to the Trump administration's definition of sex as "biological sex" and agreeing "not perform hormonal interventions and transgender surgeries ... on any individual under the age of 18 years old, effective immediately."

This is an incredibly invasive settlement — similar in several parts to the Columbia settlement. It is signed by Northwestern University interim president Henry Bienen. www.northwestern.edu/president/do...

And one more other thing I’m seeing now, that Northwestern unsurprisingly didn’t mention in its statement, effectively banning gender affirming care at NU school of medicine

One other notable thing here: Northwestern said a few months ago it would fund own research through the end of the year, but remained unclear about what would happen at the start of 2026

Today is Nov. 28 and funding will be restored within 30 days…have to imagine the timing was intentional

And DOE Secretary celebrating the “agreement” as a “landmark deal”

Institutions that accept federal funds are obligated to follow civil rights law — we are grateful to Northwestern for negotiating this historic deal.”

Statement from U.S. AG Pam Bondi:

“Today’s settlement marks another victory in the Trump Administration’s fight to ensure that American educational institutions protect Jewish students and put merit first…

This is the second largest payout from a private university to the Trump admin yet, second only to Columbia’s $200m

The university said it expects funding to be restored within 30 days and establish a committee to ensure compliance with the agreement

Agreement linked here:
www.northwestern.edu/president/do...