Though he lacks the power to do so unilaterally, President Trump moved Thursday to “dismantle” the Department of Education, which determines or provides financial assistance for many UChicago students.
The announcement comes one month after the Department informed institutions and agencies that they had 14 days to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Instructional faculty will no longer be able to apply professional development funding toward “expenses related to original research activity,” according to an Office of the University Provost memo obtained by the Maroon.
The lawsuit aims to block a Friday NIH directive that would slash “indirect” cost funding for researchers, threatening 52 million dollars in UChicago’s annual revenue.
A potential Trump administration executive order seeking to fundamentally alter the Department of Education could threaten FAFSA, Pell Grants, and Title IX enforcement at UChicago.
A Wednesday executive order titled “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism” cited two sections of the U.S. federal code concerning conspiracy against civil rights and immigration restrictions on the basis of terrorism.
