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Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $9 Billion Funding Threat

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and Harvard faculty sued the Trump administration over its demand for policy changes tied to nearly $9 billion in federal funding, alleging violations of the First Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

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Trump Administration Freezes Billions in Funding to Elite Universities

The Trump administration froze $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern University and over $1 billion to Cornell University due to ongoing Title VI investigations into discrimination, impacting crucial research and raising concerns about academic freedom.

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Complutense University Cuts €83,112 in Excellence Scholarships Amidst Budget Crisis

The Complutense University of Madrid eliminated €83,112 in excellence scholarships for 72 master's students due to a 35% budget reduction resulting from insufficient funding, prioritizing socioeconomic grants instead; however, the regional government claims sufficient funding exists.

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Federal Budget Cuts Cripple US Universities

Federal budget cuts are impacting US universities, resulting in PhD offer rescissions, layoffs, hiring freezes, and reduced research funding across various programs, including those funded by USAID, NIH, and DEI initiatives; some universities lost funding due to alleged antisemitism; the cuts threat...

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Federal Investigation Targets Ph.D. Project for Alleged Civil Rights Violation

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating 45 universities partnering with the Ph.D. Project, a nonprofit supporting underrepresented minority doctoral students in business, for allegedly violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act due to its race-based eligibility; several universities have already ...

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Penn Faces $175M Funding Freeze Over Transgender Athlete Policy

The White House froze $175 million in funding for the University of Pennsylvania due to its transgender athlete policy, prompting a protest of hundreds of students, faculty, and staff who demanded the university find alternative funding to continue vital research and protect marginalized groups; the...

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University President Condemns Trump Administration's Funding Pressure Tactics

Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber criticized the Trump administration's use of funding to pressure universities, citing concerns about due process and academic freedom after Columbia University altered policies to avoid a $400 million funding cut and Princeton faced a $4 million c...

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Elite Universities Borrow Billions Amidst Trump Administration's Funding Cuts

In Q1 2025, US colleges and universities issued a record \$11.6 billion in municipal bonds—a response to the Trump administration's cuts to federal research funding, impacting institutions such as Harvard (\$750 million bond issuance) and Princeton (\$320 million planned issuance), and prompting Moo...

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Brown University Faces $500 Million Funding Freeze Amid Antisemitism Review

The Trump administration is reviewing Brown University's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies and response to antisemitism, potentially freezing over $500 million in grant money, following the deportation of a professor for possessing photos of Hezbollah and Iranian leaders.

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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Funding Threat to Columbia University

The Trump administration threatened to withhold $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University unless it implemented specific policy changes regarding student protests and its Middle Eastern studies department; this prompted a lawsuit alleging the administration's actions are illegal and a...

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Columbia University Cedes to Trump Administration Demands to Avoid Funding Cuts

Facing a threat of $400 million in funding cuts, Columbia University complied with nine demands from the Trump administration, including banning masks on campus and implementing stricter oversight of its Middle East Studies department, to avoid losing federal funds.

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Reinvestment Fund's $50 Million Investment in HBCUs Drives Enrollment Growth and Institutional Stability

The Reinvestment Fund (RF) has invested nearly $50 million in HBCUs since 2018, providing loans and establishing the HBCU Brilliance Initiative to improve financial stability and capacity. This has resulted in significant enrollment increases at several universities and the construction of new facil...

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