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2025 Federal Grant Funding Freeze (and other issues concerning higher education)

  • Ryan House
  • Mar 26
  • 4 min read

Updated: Mar 27

A Meeting of the Minds
A Meeting of the Minds

I began this project as a way to keep students informed about issues concerning higher education following the Trump Admin's EO pausing all federal grants. I'm duplicating here for my own records, and may expand beyond the focus of that original task.


March 26, 2025

  • "Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding," AP News, Mar. 26, 2025


March 25, 2025

  • "GOP-led states push for control of school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education," AP News, Mar. 25, 2025

    • "Iowa put itself forward as a test case this month, asking the Education Department to consolidate its federal aid into a single grant — called a “block grant” — with few spending requirements. Oklahoma submitted a similar request Tuesday, asking for more flexibility to steer federal money toward areas including private school and religious education options."

  • "Faculty and teacher groups sue over Trump administration cuts at Columbia University," AP News, Mar. 25, 2025 (8:59AM)

    • "The groups allege the Trump administration violated free speech laws and federal procedures when it cut $400 million in funding for Columbia over allegations of antisemitism tied to pro-Palestinian protests. Tolerating that at Columbia risks turning other colleges into “servile arms of the government, advancing only the political preferences of the latest president in order to secure federal funding,” the lawsuit says."

March 21, 2025

  • "Trump says Education Dept. to transfer student loan, nutrition programs to other agencies," Reuters, Mar. 21, 2025

    • "Trump, who signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at dismantling the Education Department, told reporters in the Oval Office that its student loans portfolio would be handled by the Small Business Administration. Special needs and nutrition programs would be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, he said."

March 20, 2025

  • "Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education," Reuters, Mar. 20, 2025

    • A POTUS at a desk holds up a signed document in a room with flags and gold curtains. Children are writing at school desks nearby.
      Finally, head of class!

 March 11, 2025

March 10, 2025

  • "U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination and Harassment," US Dept. of Education Mar. 10, 2025.

    • University of Wisconsin Madison is among those listed

  • "Public service student-loan forgiveness 'is not changing today' while Trump works to redefine who is eligible, Education Department says," Business Insider, Mar. 10, 2025

    • "While it's unclear which specific organizations Trump is seeking to target that do not align with his administration's political views, the executive order directed the education and treasury secretaries to redefine what constitutes "public service" and ensure that participating PSLF [Public Service Loan Forgiveness] employers align with the administration."


March 7, 2025


March 6, 2025


March 4, 2025

  • "Trump threatens funding cut to colleges allowing 'illegal protests'," Reuters, Mar. 4. 2025

    • Trump via Truth Social
      Trump via Truth Social

      • [No indication has been presented of what constitutes "illegal protests."]

  • "UW responds to U.S. Department of Education letter demanding educational institutions remove DEI programming," The Badger Herald, March 4, 2025


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