Faculty members and students are reeling with a mix of relief, uncertainty and frustration after Thursday’s announcement that Northwestern University President Michael Schill has resigned — reigniting divisive campus debates over the school’s handling of protests, allegations of antisemitism and federal pressures under his turbulent three-year tenure.

Some expressed sympathy for Schill, 66, noting the unprecedented attacks on higher education under the Trump administration. Others say they were glad to see him go.

Northwestern and its leader had emerged as a high-profile target of President Donald Trump and House Republicans, who have accused elite universities of fostering hostile environments towards Jewish students. Schill’s term was bookended by an unprecedented $790 million federal

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