Feds Target $3.7B in Research as DEI Crackdown Sees Success
Federal officials are scrutinizing university DEI spending as they weigh withholding or clawing back research money, according to people familiar with the reviews.
- The federal administration has targeted approximately $3.7 billion in research funding across universities, citing concerns over diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring practices and disrupting hundreds of clinical trials.
- Over 300 colleges have eliminated DEI requirements or restructured offices, according to the Education Department; the administration also seeks a $1.2 billion fine from the University of California.
- Universities have challenged these funding decisions in court, with a Massachusetts federal judge blocking the administration from cutting approximately $600 million in teacher-training funds, citing arbitrary and capricious reasoning.
- Amy Reid, program director of Freedom to Learn at PEN America, warned that politicians are expanding a "sweeping web of political and ideological control" over higher education, reshaping curricula to fit agendas.
- Jonathan Butcher, acting director of the Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, argued the administration's actions enforce the Civil Rights Act, claiming DEI practices can result in racial quotas.
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Feds target $3.7B in research funds as part of DEI crackdown
(The Center Square) – As colleges and universities scale back diversity, equity and inclusion programs amid federal funding pressure from the Trump administration, supporters of the cuts argue DEI has negatively affected academics and higher education.
Feds target $3.7B in research funds as part of DEI crackdown - The Daily Bo Snerdley
(The Center Square) – As colleges and universities scale back diversity, equity and inclusion programs amid federal funding pressure from the Trump administration, supporters of the cuts argue DEI has negatively affected academics and higher education. Approximately $3.7 billion in federal research funding has been targeted for cuts, disrupting hundreds of clinical trials and research partnerships across multiple institutions. Meanwhile, the Tru…
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Feds target $3.7B in research as DEI crackdown sees success
(The Center Square) – As colleges and universities scale back diversity, equity and inclusion programs amid federal funding pressure from the Trump administration, supporters of the cuts argue DEI has negatively affected academics and higher education.
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