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Trump's DOJ Probe Cuts $800M in Campus Funding

3/9/2026

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump announced February 28, 2025 that the Department of Justice would investigate campus anti-Semitism, including Johns Hopkins.
  • The investigations terminated $800 million in grants and more than 2,000 layoffs.
  • Similar funding cuts hit Brown University and Princeton University, with significant losses.
  • The administration ordered an end to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs.
  • Conservative rhetoric, including Vice-President J.D. Vance's 2021 address labeling universities as enemies, signaled a shift.