Trump Administration Issues 10-Point Plan Requiring Universities to Meet Ideological and Enrollment Standards for Federal Funding

Oct 02, 2025 03:38 pm CST

The Trump administration has issued a controversial 10-point memorandum to US colleges requiring caps on international students, elimination of race-based admissions, tuition freezes, and ideological alignment to receive federal funding. Universities including Columbia and Brown have already reached multi-million dollar settlements following federal investigations into campus protests.