This week in college admissions, a federal judge threatened to reject the House v. NCAA settlement, Northwestern University committed to self-fund any research threatened by federal cuts, the University of South Carolina received a $75 million gift, and Harvard sued the Trump administration.
A federal judge threatened to reject the landmark $2.8 billion NCAA settlement that would allow colleges to pay athletes. The judge gave all parties 14 days to rectify the issue of roster limits— a controversial aspect of the settlement to which dozens of student athletes have already objected.
Northwestern University committed to using its own resources to fund any research that is subjected to federal funding cuts or freezes. This announcement came after conflicting reports surfaced last week suggesting that the Trump administration planned to pause $790 million of funding to the university.
The University of South Carolina renamed its College of Arts and Sciences this week after receiving a $75 million gift from a prominent alumnus. The new McCausland College of Arts and Sciences will include a paid internship stipend program, expand neuroscience teaching and research, and support the recruitment of faculty.
Harvard sued the Trump administration to stop the freeze of over $2 billion in federal grants. Harvard’s suit called the funding freeze “capricious,” saying it violated the university’s First Amendment rights and the statutory provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
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