Undermining the Constitution: The US Administration's Attack on the Education System

1. Demanded that Columbia University, among other things, oust the head of an academic department and place the department under academic receivership headed by the White House for five years or else lose over $400 million in federal funding.
2. Sent a list of demands to Harvard University, including allowing a federally-approved audit of student and faculty groups’ “viewpoints,” and reform departments or admit more students until they achieve “viewpoint diversity.” Harvard rejected these demands and, in response, the Trump Administration froze over $2.2 billion in federal funding to the college. President Trump said he will revoke the school’s tax-exempt status and the Department of Education accused Harvard of failing to report donation records, something the college denies.
Later, the Trump administration informed Harvard that it will be disqualified from any new federal research grants.
3. Signed an executive order to suspend or terminate college accreditors that do not align with his political ideology. Accreditors are an important aspect of college oversight, impacting curriculum and standards required for a college to accept a student’s federal financial aid.