President of Northwestern, a School Attacked by the G.O.P., Will Resign NYT | Top Stories By: Anemona Hartocollis, Michael S. Schmidt and Tyler Pager 5 September 2025 at 03:43 The university’s president, Michael Schill, said he would step down following months of turbulence, including Trump administration cuts of $790 million from the university’s research funds. © Shuran Huang for The New York TimesMichael Schill, president of Northwestern University, at a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington last year.