The federal government is investigating both schools for alleged civil-rights violations, as part of a rapidly expanding crackdown on elite research universities.

The Trump administration plans to freeze $790 million in federal grants and $1 billion in federal funding earmarked for Northwestern University, along with other Ivy League schools, due to alleged anti-Jewish bias on campus.

Washington — The Trump administration plans to freeze $510 million in federal grants to Brown University while it reviews the school's response to antisemitism and its efforts to eliminate diversity policies, the White House confirmed Thursday. Brown, however, said it was unaware of the funding freeze.