Brown University Rejects Trump’s Offer for Priority Funding, Citing Concerns Over Academic Freedom
Brown previously struck a deal with the Trump administration to restore lost research funding and end federal investigations into discrimination.
MIT President Says She ‘Cannot Support’ Proposal To Adopt Trump Priorities for Funding Benefits
University leaders face immense pressure to reject the compact amid opposition from students, faculty, free speech advocates and higher education groups.
Trump Asks 9 Colleges To Commit to His Political Agenda and Get Favorable Access to Federal Money
The memo represents a shift in strategy as the administration offers a reward — not just punishment — as an incentive for adopting Trump’s political wish list.
West Point Is Violating the First Amendment With a Crackdown on Professors, Lawsuit Says
The lawsuit seeks class action status for West Point’s civilian faculty members and a court order to stop restrictions on free speech.
University of California Students, Professors and Staff Sue the Trump Administration
The Trump administration has used its control of federal funding to push for reforms at elite colleges that the president decries as overrun by liberalism and antisemitism.
Judge Reverses Trump Administration’s Cuts of Billions of Dollars to Harvard University
The judge ruled the cuts amounted to illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of the Trump administration’s demands for changes to Harvard’s governance and policies.
Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration Guidance Against Diversity Programs at Schools and Colleges
The guidance has been on hold since April when three federal judges blocked various portions of the Education Department’s anti-DEI measures.
Trump Administration Ordered To Restore Some Withheld Grant Funding to UCLA
UCLA’s money as been frozen as part of a wider pressure campaign targeting universities that Trump says are out of step with his political agenda.