Northwestern President Schill to resign amid funding freeze

Northwestern University President Michael H. Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure that was marked by a federal freeze on research funding, intense congressional scrutiny over campus protests and institutional upheaval including staff reductions and a high-profile athletic hazing scandal. Schill made the announcement in a message to the university community, saying it had been "my profound honor" to serve and that "I believe now is the right time for new leadership to guide Northwestern into its next chapter."

The Trump administration in April froze about $790 million in federal research funds designated for Northwestern, citing ongoing Title VI investigations into alleged discrimination and harassment of Jewish students during large pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the Evanston campus. Republicans in Congress pressed Schill and other university leaders at a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing in May, accusing the schools of failing to protect Jewish students. House Education and Workforce Committee chair Virginia Foxx said the protests had, in her view, disrupted campuses. The Anti-Defamation League and the Brandeis Center...