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Reading week is quiet at Northwestern University. It’s a time for students to write papers and study for exams and for professors to grade and prepare new courses for winter quarter. But right now, it’s a different kind of quiet. On Friday evening, Northwestern announced a “ deal ” with the federal government. Media reports thus far have made it seem like a no-brainer — why didn’t we do this sooner? The university will pay $75 million over three years and in return will receive 10 times that amount in the form of suspended grants that will be restored. The university will take steps, already in process, to stamp out the scourge of antisemitism on campus. What could go wrong?

Despite the matter-of-fact tone of the reporting on the terms o

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