US EditionBadly bruised universities are rushing to cut deals with Trump
UNITED STATES, AUG 4 – Universities face budget cuts, layoffs, and legal challenges after losing billions in federal research funding due to the Trump administration's campaign against diversity and alleged liberal bias.
- Over the past month, Brown University, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania reached accords to restore federal funding amid pressure from the Trump administration.
- In late last month, the Trump administration froze $108 million in research funding at Duke University, prompting concerns over financial stability for universities.
- Brown University, the least wealthy Ivy, reported it would take a $500 million loan shortly before reaching a deal to offset strained finances.
- A Duke University official said the school is reconsidering its budget and hopes an end to the freeze will come soon, amid ongoing funding disputes with the Trump administration.
- As leverage grows, Brendan Cantwell said he expects cascading agreements like a broken dam, with Education Week finding over 65 civil rights investigations launched by the Trump administration.
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Badly bruised universities are rushing to cut deals with Trump
As a growing number of the wealthiest U.S. colleges capitulate in their battles with the Trump administration, the strain from lost and frozen federal funding is putting pressure on the remaining holdouts to cut a deal.
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