dotEDU Live: Associations Speak Out as Reconciliation Targets Higher Ed
Jon Fansmith, Mushtaq Gunja, and Sarah Spreitzer are joined by Steven Bloom, ACE assistant vice president for government relations, about the Trump administration’s escalating actions against higher education. Topics include a joint statement from more than 50 associations condemning political attacks on colleges and universities, deep funding and tax cuts proposed in the House reconciliation bill, legal efforts to block new restrictions on research funding, and recent developments on DEI, international students, and campus antisemitism.
Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show. You can contact Congress about the House reconciliation bill using this tool.
Restoring the Compact with Higher Ed
Community Joint Statement Calling on Trump Administration to Reforge Compact with Higher Education ACE | May 14, 2025
ACE, Others Call on Trump Administration to Reforge Compact with Higher Education ACE | May 14, 2025
Harvard Response to Education Secretary Linda McMahon
Harvard Argues It Has ‘Common Ground’ With Trump Administration The New York Times (sub. req.) | May 12, 2025
AJC, ACE Antisemitism Statement
AJC, ACE, AAU, Others Unite Against Antisemitism, Caution on Federal Overreach
Funding & Budget Landscape
Tax Reform and Higher Education in 2025
Summary: Higher Ed Provisions in the Ways and Means Tax Reconciliation Tax Package
Letter to the House on Proposed Medicaid Cuts
Skinny Budget & Appropriations
White House Office of Management and Budget Releases the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Skinny Budget
White House FY 2026 Budget Proposal Targets Education, Science, and Civil Rights Funding ACE | May 9, 2025
What Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Mean for Education, Research Inside Higher Ed | May 2, 2025
National Science Foundation Lawsuit
Higher Education Groups File Lawsuit Against NSF Cap on Research Reimbursements ACE | May 5, 2025