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UPR Strips Protections for Transgender Students to Preserve Federal Funding - Open Campus

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At the end of last semester, the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) eliminated all protections that transgender and nonbinary students had secured, under pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration, which tied federal funding to the cancellation of programs and policies that promote diversity, a Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) investigation found after reviewing documents and interviewing students, faculty members and university …
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At the end of last semester, the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) eliminated all the protections achieved by trans and non-binary gender students due to pressure from Donald Trump's government, which conditioned federal funds to cancel programs and policies that promote diversity, found a research from the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI) after reviewing documents and interviewing students, professors, and university authorities.

UPR removes all protections for trans students in exchange for federal funds In addition to eliminating inclusive baths in the Río Piedras Campus, the university system annulled guarantees of access and non-discrimination for transgender students and amended the Protocol of Chosen Name, as a result of Trump's government's actions against diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Read in Spanish At the end of last week, the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) eliminated all protections that transgender and nonbinary students had secured, under pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration, which time federal founding to the cancellation of programs and policies that promote diversity, a Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI) research found after reviewing documents and interviewing students, faculty members and un…

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Centro de Periodismo Investigativo broke the news in on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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