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.

Brown University Strikes Agreement With Trump Administration To Restore Lost Federal Funding

The terms include a clause saying the government cannot dictate curriculum or the content of academic speech at Brown.

Federal Court Says Arkansas Can Enforce Ban on Critical Race Theory in Classrooms

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the First Amendment doesn’t give students the right to compel the state to offer its instruction in public schools.