US EditionA Commuter College Thought It Could Avoid Trump’s Education Crackdown. Here’s What Happened
Yale faces NIH grant reductions but avoids broader Trump-era cuts due to a new president, influential alumni, and rising free-speech rankings from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
- University of Colorado-Colorado Springs faced intense federal scrutiny and funding cuts under the Trump administration starting shortly after his 2024 reelection.
- The crackdown followed longstanding conservative aims to overhaul higher education, with federal investigations targeting diversity and antisemitism programs amid shifting government policies.
- UCCS responded by renaming diversity-related websites, changing job titles, reviewing athletics for transgender policy compliance, and self-censoring to avoid further losses.
- The university lost three major federal grants despite its $369 million budget, while students and faculty described increasing tension and administrators acknowledged pressure to maintain funding.
- These disruptions at UCCS illustrate broader ripple effects of federal policy on regional public universities reliant on tuition and federal support, amid an evolving and uncertain political environment.
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Denver Post
CU’s Colorado Springs campus thought it could avoid Trump’s education crackdown. Here’s what happened
Administrators at the University of Colorado’s campus in Colorado Springs thought they stood a solid chance of dodging the Trump administration’s offensive on higher education.
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A commuter college thought it could avoid Trump’s education crackdown. Here’s what happened
Administrators at the University of Colorado's campus in Colorado Springs believed they could avoid the Trump administration's focus on higher education.
Why Yale Was Spared From Trump's Higher-Education Crackdowns—For Now
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