The article discusses the current challenges faced by U.S. colleges amid increasing scrutiny and changing federal funding policies under the Trump administration. Institutions like Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania have reported funding cuts linked to non-compliance with government expectations regarding diversity and inclusion programs. Federal grants are crucial for many universities, accounting for a significant portion of their revenue, thus creating a crisis for research initiatives and higher education overall, which are vital for America's scientific and medical advancements.
"It feels like any day, any university could step out of line in some way and then have all of their funding pulled," said Jonathan Friedman, managing director of free expression programs at PEN America.
The squeeze on higher education underscores how much American colleges depend on the federal government—a provider of grants and contracts that have amounted to close to half the total revenue of some research universities.
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