"Governor Newsom has created a Spiderman-pointing-at-Spiderman GIF dilemma for any state universities that comply with Trump's demands to adopt his policies or lose federal funding, as Newsom says he'll yank their state funding. One of the many fascist-leaning subplots of the second Trump administration is Trump's war against universities and colleges, where he's threatening to pull their federal funding if he feels they are too woke or DEI for his thin-skinned, billionaire-inheritee sensibilities."
"This has hit close to home here in California, where Trump has vowed to cut funding to University of California (UC) schools, and even strong-armed UC Berkeley into handing the administration a list of 160 students and professors who had some vague accusations of anti-semitism against them. That intimidation campaign ramped this week, when the White House sent a letter to several universities saying they had to play by Trump's rules to continue to receive federal grants."
Governor Gavin Newsom threatened to withdraw billions in state funding, including Cal Grants, from any California university that signs an agreement with the federal administration imposing new conditions. The federal conditions demand limits on international student admissions and require assurances that conservative viewpoints will not be punished. The White House sent letters instructing several universities to comply in order to keep federal grants. UC Berkeley provided a list of 160 students and professors alleged to have engaged in antisemitic behavior after federal pressure. The standoff frames a conflict between state support for higher education and federal pressure tied to political and admissions policies.
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