Cornell Strikes Deal With White House to Restore Funding

Cornell University said it reached an agreement with the White House to restore about $250 million in federal funding, becoming the latest elite school to negotiate relief in response to the Trump administration’s campaign to remake higher education.

The Ithaca, New York-based college said Friday it had agreed to invest $30 million over three years in agricultural research, as well as pay an additional $30 million directly to the US related to ending pending claims brought against the school.