TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

Leaked memo reveals NIH plans to study 'regret' of de-transitioners

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will research people who regret changing their physical appearance to match…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Apr 20, 2025

Trump admin pauses $2.2B in Harvard funding as school resists DEI changes

The Trump administration has frozen $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University after the school announced that it…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 16, 2025

DHS announces will deny green cards over aliens' anti-Semitic online activity

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will take anti-Semitic social media activity into account…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 16, 2025

NIH halts all additional Columbia grants amid anti-Semitism investigation

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is freezing all of its grants to Columbia University, following numerous co…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 14, 2025

Harvard looks to borrow $750 million in response to possible loss of federal funding over anti-Semitism

The world's richest university will borrow $750 million as it embraces a potential loss of federal funding due to i…

By Campus Reform
Apr 11, 2025

Trump admin. hits Cornell, Northwestern with $1.79B funding freeze over anti-Semitism

Northwestern University has been at the center of several anti-Semitic controversies covered by Campus Reform.

By Elad Vaida
Apr 9, 2025

NYU recommends foreign students avoid spring break travel amid Trump policy concerns

Just prior to its spring break late last month, New York University (NYU) recommended that international students n…

By Campus Reform
Apr 9, 2025

Trump administration establishes 'Title IX Special Investigations Team' to defend female athletes

The Trump administration has created a task force to ensure that men do not play in women’s sports, and to help enf…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 8, 2025

Former Columbia president says during deposition she doesn't remember students calling for Israel's destruction

Former Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong recently stated that she has 'no specific memory' of…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 8, 2025

University of Pennsylvania Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies program reaffirms support for DEI

The University of Pennsylvania’s Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies program has said it will not remove DEI-bas…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Apr 8, 2025

Trump admin to freeze $510M to Brown University over anti-Semitism, DEI on campus

In 2024, Campus Reform Editor-in-Chief Dr. Zachary Marschall's Title VI complaint against Brown led the Department…

By Elad Vaida
Apr 4, 2025

MESA, AAUP sue Trump admin over 'ideological-deportation policy' of pro-Hamas faculty and students

The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) claim the p…

By Jacob Beckwith '26
Apr 4, 2025

University of Pennsylvania removes DEI position titles amid federal crackdown

Following the Trump administration's crackdown on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher educa…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 4, 2025

NIH removes DEI requirements from grant applications

Applicants for grants are no longer mandated to submit things such as ‘Plans for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives’ an…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Apr 3, 2025

VCU shuts down 'Division of Inclusive Excellence'

Virginia Commonwealth University has decided to eliminate a DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) office following …

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 3, 2025

DOJ backs Jewish students in lawsuit against UCLA over alleged anti-Semitism

The U.S. Department of Justice recently submitted a statement of interest in support of the Jewish students and fac…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 2, 2025

Michigan State DEI official's email promotes 'Protecting Immigrant Students Action Kit' from anti-police group

Michigan State University recently sent an email to the school community that appears to encourage students to prot…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Apr 2, 2025

Trump admin reviews $9B in Harvard federal funding over anti-Semitism concerns

'Harvard can right these wrongs and restore itself to a campus dedicated to academic excellence and truth-seeking, …

By Emily Sturge '25
Apr 2, 2025

University of Maine renames DEI office while maintaining DEI programs amid federal concerns

The University of Maine rebranded its Office of Diversity and Inclusion as the Office of Community and Connections,…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 1, 2025

Indiana University removes DEI language from website

The school, for example, apparently changed a ‘Diversity Education’ header to ‘Professional Development.’

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 1, 2025

Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies changes leadership amid federal efforts to combat anti-Semitism

Amid concerns over anti-Israel bias and allegations of anti-Semitism, Harvard University's Center for Middle Easter…

By Campus Reform
Mar 31, 2025

Armstrong's short reign at Columbia University ends in controversy

‘It has been a singular honor to lead Columbia University in this important and challenging time,’ Armstrong wrote.…

By Elad Vaida
Mar 31, 2025

Case Western Reserve ditches DEI office for office of 'Campus Enrichment and Engagement'

Case Western Reserve University recently announced that it will eliminate its office of Diversity, Equity and Inclu…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Mar 31, 2025

HHS cuts $330M in funding for 61 DEI grants, including a 'pregnancy prevention program' for 'transgender boys'

The Trump administration is ramping up its efforts to combat DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) in higher educat…

By Jack Roberts
Mar 28, 2025

University of Michigan ends DEI office, cracks down on $250M DEI campaign after string of controversies

The school will ‘shift resources to increase investments in student-facing programs, such as financial aid, mental …

By Elad Vaida
Mar 28, 2025

Cornell restores website's DEI language after brief removal amid federal scrutiny

Cornell University has reimplemented references to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) after it initially removed…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Mar 27, 2025

Linda McMahon says Columbia must fully comply with Trump admin's demands to have federal funds restored

Education Secretary Linda McMahon recently stated that, in order to have its federal funding restored, Columbia Uni…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Mar 26, 2025

Columbia University agrees to Trump admin's pro-safety demands as it faces $400M+ funding loss

The school will ban masks, boost security presence on campus, and adopt a formal definition of anti-Semitism, among…

By Elad Vaida
Mar 24, 2025

UMaine System agrees to keep men out of women's sports to avoid loss of federal funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a statement on Wednesday explaining that the university system 'Chooses…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Mar 21, 2025

Trump administration strips millions more from Columbia University over anti-Semitism

Another $30 million was slashed from Columbia University in federal grants on Friday.

By Jacob Beckwith '26
Mar 19, 2025

Two pro-Palestine students linked to pro-Hamas activism face arrest, deportation

Two more pro-Palestine students who overstayed their visas will leave the country, with one self-deporting and anot…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Mar 18, 2025

Chicago college interim president says 'DEI is in our blood' at 'Diversity Campus Town Hall'

The interim president of Columbia College Chicago recently stated that 'DEI is in our blood' during a campus town h…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Mar 18, 2025

Florida State pulls DEI-based terms from website to comply with Trump admin

Florida State University is deleting references to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from its official websites by re…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Mar 18, 2025

Ex-DEI leader at University of Wisconsin - Madison showed ‘significant lapse’ in finances, spent $18,000 on massage therapy

The official also handed out generous raises to workers without providing good reasons.

By Elad Vaida
Mar 18, 2025

White House says Columbia is 'refusing to help' track pro-Hamas activists for deportations

The White House has said that Columbia University is not aiding the federal government in tracking down anti-Israel…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Mar 17, 2025

Harvard profs sue Trump administration over deletion of LGBT medical research

Two professors at Harvard Medical School recently filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for taking down …

By Patrick McDonald '26
Mar 17, 2025

Trump admin orders Columbia to crack down on protesters, fight anti-Semitism, ban masks to have $400 million restored

Columbia ‘has fundamentally failed to protect American students and faculty from antisemitic violence and harassmen…

By Elad Vaida
Mar 17, 2025

UPenn implements hiring freeze 'immediately and until further notice'

Another elite institution has implemented limitations to its hiring and spending in response to potential changes t…

By Campus Reform
Mar 11, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks deportation of former Columbia grad student accused of backing Hamas

A New York City judge has temporarily prevented a former Columbia University graduate student from being deported o…

By Campus Reform
Mar 11, 2025

Trump admin sweeping away woke terms from government like ‘Latinx,’ ‘pregnant persons'

The terms in question include ‘BIPOC,’ ‘gender diversity,’ ‘Latinx,’ ‘non-binary,’ and ‘pregnant persons’

By Elad Vaida
Mar 11, 2025

ICE arrests pro-Hamas activist who was deeply involved with 2024 Columbia protests

‘Khalil led activities aligned to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization,’ the Department of Homeland Security …

By Elad Vaida
Mar 10, 2025

Chair of House Committee on Education and the Workforce backs Trump's plan to end Dept of Ed

The chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce has expressed support for abolishing the Departm…

By Campus Reform
Mar 7, 2025

Trump admin ends $400 million in contracts to Columbia as a 'notice' to schools failing to protect Jewish students

The Trump administration announced that is terminating $400 million to Columbia University for its insufficient res…

By Jack Roberts
Mar 7, 2025

‘MISSION-CRITICAL’: Law professors band together to write memo calling on schools to disobey Trump anti-DEI executive order

DEI programs ‘cultivate more diverse, equitable, and inclusive institutions,’ according to the memo signers.

By Elad Vaida
Mar 7, 2025

Marco Rubio threatens to deport international students who ‘support terrorists,' including Hamas

‘Violators of U.S. law — including international students — face visa denial or revocation, and deportation,’ Rubio…

By Elad Vaida
Mar 7, 2025

Dept of Ed scraps $15 million in funding of DEI-based grants at three universities

The U.S. Department of Education recently ceased roughly $15 million in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) grant…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Mar 5, 2025

Stanford announces hiring freeze due to shifting federal policy

Stanford University has implemented a hiring freeze in response to the Trump administration's potential funding cut…

By Campus Reform
Mar 3, 2025