On April 14, Harvard rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration. Late March: The U. The committee demanded that Northwestern hand over all written policies related to the legal clinics. After a group of law professors sued over the request, the committee backed off in early April. The next day, humanities councils in all 50 states received notice that their grants were being terminated.
The National Humanities Alliance, which supports humanities and NEH funding on Capitol Hill, said they believe at least 1, grants have been terminated. The two education policy groups allege that the department has effectively rendered IES non-functional through a massive staff reduction and the cancellation of numerous research contracts. The funding pause involves mostly grants from and contracts with the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education and Health and Human Services, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the unannounced decision.
April 9: President Trump signed a directive removing the security clearances of University of Pennsylvania community members. April The University of Florida signed an agreement to partner with U.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help crack down on undocumented students, according to The Independent Florida Alligator , a student publication. A UF spokesperson told The Florida Phoenix that the university had agreed to deputize campus police as immigration officers but did not provide more details.
He eventually chose to self-deport. A group of higher education associations and research universities sued the U. On April 16, a federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the DOE from implementing its plan. Columbia University, which has faced criticism for not striking a more defiant stand against efforts by the Trump administration to set its agenda, showed signs of adopting a tougher tone.
