Trump officials went after dozens of colleges. Now they’re rewriting the rules for all of academia
Summary
President Donald Trump’s administration has shifted from investigating individual colleges to changing federal rules that affect all U.S. universities. New proposals aim to change how colleges get federal funding by requiring them to follow guidelines that promote certain political ideas and limit diversity and inclusion policies.Key Facts
- Trump’s administration previously investigated dozens of colleges and cut federal funding based on political disagreements.
- Now, the administration is rewriting federal rules that control all higher education institutions, affecting about 6,000 colleges.
- Proposed changes include altering the accreditation process to require “intellectual diversity,” encouraging more conservative viewpoints.
- The Office of Management and Budget proposed rules to ensure federal grants support the President’s policy priorities and oppose diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.
- The General Services Administration wants universities and contractors to certify they don’t have DEI policies the administration considers unlawful.
- At least 11 new rules are being proposed by the Department of Education to enforce these changes and make it easier to cut funding from schools that don’t comply.
- These efforts respond to court rulings that blocked previous funding cuts to Harvard and UCLA.
- The administration targets policies related to diversity, transgender athletes, antisemitism, and anti-white discrimination charges.
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