Cornell Strikes Deal With White House to Restore Funding (3)

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.

“The agreement explicitly recognizes Cornell’s right to independently establish our policies and procedures, choose whom to hire and admit, and determine ...