Elite Schools Organize Group To Oppose Trump Administration As Battle For Higher Education Funding Escalates

Following nan Trump administration's targeted attacks connected elite universities, including Harvard and Columbia, immoderate assemblage leaders and administrators person organized an informal group to reason nan federal government. 

"The informal group presently includes astir 10 schools, including Ivies and starring backstage investigation universities, mostly successful bluish states," The Wall Street Journal revealed successful a study published Sunday. "Strategy discussions gained momentum aft nan administration’s caller database of demands for sweeping taste alteration astatine Harvard, viewed by galore universities arsenic an battle connected independence."

The Trump management has moved to frost backing for Harvard and attraction connected different schools wherever antisemitic behaviour and protests made nationalist headlines, particularly successful nan aftermath of nan Oct. 7 Hamas violent attacks against Israel. 

SCHUMER, SCHIFF ACCUSE TRUMP OF EXPLOITING ANTISEMITISM TO PUNISH UNIVERSITIES

Following nan Trump administration's targeted attacks connected elite universities, including Harvard and Columbia, immoderate assemblage leaders and administrators person organized an informal group to reason nan national government.  (FNTV)

American Council connected Education leader Ted Mitchell said retired successful support of nan informal group, which includes astir 10 schools, per The Wall Street Journal. 

"I’m encouraged that they’re going on," Mitchell said. "This benignant of speech helps institutions understand nan impacts of authorities actions crossed campuses and to place captious non-negotiables that person nary spot successful authorities regulation."

Another personification told nan Journal that nan schoolhouse leaders judge that they are nan "ground zero" of guidance against nan Trump administration.

DESPITE TRUMP'S ORDER, A SURPRISING NUMBER OF DEI PROGRAMS REMAIN 'ACTIVE' AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The Trump management has besides targeted Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs astatine colleges and universities crossed nan country. (AP/Alex Brandon)

The Trump management has besides targeted Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs astatine colleges and universities crossed nan country. However, nan blimpish nonprofit Defending Education has recovered that location are still 383 "currently active" DEI offices and programs, pinch 243 universities maintaining institution-wide DEI offices aliases programming.

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Fox News' Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.