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.

Privacy and Civil Rights Groups Urge US Colleges To End Campus Surveillance To Protect Protesters

The demands come as President Donald Trump has pressed schools to crack down on alleged antisemitism and take a harder line on demonstrations.

Trump Administration Seeks $1 Billion Settlement From UCLA, a White House Official Says

UCLA is the first public university to be targeted by a widespread funding freeze over allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism and affirmative action.

Trump Administration Freezes $339M in UCLA Grants and Accuses the School of Rights Violations

The federal government has frozen or paused federal funding over similar allegations against private colleges but this is one of the rare cases it has targeted a public university.

Columbia University Says It Has Suspended and Expelled Students Who Participated in Protests

A student activist group said nearly 80 students were told they have been suspended for one to three years or expelled.

Republicans Press Leaders of Georgetown, Berkeley and CUNY on Antisemitism Complaints

The three university leaders said that they had taken disciplinary action where appropriate and stressed the importance of protecting free speech.

Trump Administration Moves To Cut $100 Million in Federal Contracts for Harvard

Trump has railed against Harvard in an intensifying clash with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, calling it a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism.

Harvard Sues Trump Administration To Stop the Freeze of More Than $2 Billion in Grants

The suit called the funding freeze “arbitrary and capricious,” saying it violated its First Amendment rights and the statutory provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.