Explained: How the Trump administration rattled the Ivy League and which universities settled federal funding disputes
In President Trump’s second term, federal scrutiny of the Ivy League intensified, freezing billions in funding. Penn, Columbia, and Brown settled by revising policies and making payments, while Harvard is fighting in court over $2.2 billion in cuts. Cornell and Princeton remain undecided, with Dartmouth and Yale largely spared. The disputes highlight tensions between federal authority and university autonomy.
In President Trump’s second term, federal scrutiny of the Ivy League intensified, freezing billions in funding. Penn, Columbia, and Brown settled by revising policies and making payments, while Harvard is fighting in court over $2.2 billion in cuts. Cornell and Princeton remain undecided, with Dartmouth and Yale largely spared. The disputes highlight tensions between federal authority and university autonomy.
