A look at colleges legal options when threatened with federal funding cuts
HIGHER ED DIVE — Harvard University is just one of the latest colleges to be targeted by the Trump administration, which continues to threaten vast funding cuts to institutions that it says are out of step with federal law and policy.
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CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS — The federal government has revoked the visas of some international students studying at universities across Illinois, but college administrators are sharing few details, including how many students have been impacted.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — What does President Trump mean for college finances? In January, I speculated that colleges could be in for belt-tightening or even extensive damage in the case of an increased endowment tax — though the situation wasn’t yet clear.
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REUTERS — A dozen students in U.S. Defense Department schools sued, opens new tab the department and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday for book removals and curriculum changes following executive orders from President Donald Trump, an advocacy group said.
Read More about Students sue US Department of Defense for removing books in military-run schoolsHow new federal policies are making it harder to have demographic parity among faculty
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The professoriate doesn’t demographically represent the U.S.—or the college student—population. The government’s anti-DEI crusade threatens efforts to address that.
Read More about How new federal policies are making it harder to have demographic parity among facultyFederal funding freeze impacts agricultural research at universities
REUTERS — From its earliest days in 1906, when the University of California secured a small stretch of fertile soil in the state’s Central Valley, a quiet promise took root – that this place, originally called University Farm, would someday grow mighty.
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ABA JOURNAL — Associate Rachel Cohen may have been the first lawyer to resign from a law firm because she disagreed with its response to President Donald Trump’s punitive executive orders, but she isn’t the last.
Read More about Law firm cooperation with federal government causes wave of lawyer resignationsFive large law firms make deals with federal government following government scrutiny
BLOOMBERG LAW — Five of the world’s largest law firms made deals with Donald Trump to avoid punitive executive orders, as the president has now secured $940 million in free legal services.
Read More about Five large law firms make deals with federal government following government scrutinyLaw firms consider how to respond to executive orders that target the legal profession
THE WASHINGTON POST — Trump’s punishments for firms and deals with others have shaken the profession, with attorneys across the country grappling with fear, outrage and uncertainty.
Read More about Law firms consider how to respond to executive orders that target the legal professionHow the legal profession can reverse large law firm agreements with the White House
SLATE — Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump began issuing a series of executive orders targeting law firms, penalizing firms that employ—or previously employed—attorneys who have challenged him in court.
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