“The Trump administration has frozen $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania, citing policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports,” Bloomberg reports.
“The move follows a pattern of escalating federal scrutiny of elite universities as political pressure mounts over their handling of campus unrest and allegations of discrimination.
Earlier this month, the federal government suspended $400 million in funding at Columbia University following months of campus protests and accusations by Jewish students of antisemitism at the New York City school.”