Following Harvard and Columbia, Trump admin continues to take aim at more than 60 universities

As the Trump administration continues its crusade against US colleges and universities, the president has signed a foreign student visa ban on Harvard University.

Donald Trump has signed into a position a six month visa ban on foreign student visas for Harvard University in the middle of its feud. Additionally, the Trump administration has also targeted Columbia University and made a threat to de-accredit the fellow Ivy league school. 

These are part of the Trump administration's overall crackdown on DEI-related programs in universities and the response to the pro-Palestinian demonstrations that engulfed US campuses last year.

Trump regime targets education systems in higher institutions

Harvard and Columbia having been in the limelight, the US Education Department has launched more than 104 probes into universities and colleges all over the 50 states.

According to an Education Week report, the Department of Education has launched at least 104 probes into universities, school districts and colleges through June 3.

Out of this, 70 have been targeting higher education institutions like Harvard, Columbia, Brown University and others. These 70 names also consist of the out-of-state campuses of universities.

According to the report of Education Week, 52 universities have been targeted for the DEI-initiatives, which Trump claims has been promoting race-based admissions. The others have been targeted due to involvement in the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests.

Colleges and universities all over the US have been targeted for some reasons identified by the Trump administration including antisemitism, race based programming, student disability services and disclosure of foreign contracts and gifts.

Colleges and universities have also been targeted because of their transgender policy for students, which according to the Trump administration, is in contradiction to the president's executive order which only identifies two genders.

Universities like Harvard, Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Northwestern, Pennsylvania and Princeton are among the list of higher education systems that the Trump administration has its eyes on.

List of universities in Trump admin's crosshairs

Columbia University

Northwestern University

Portland State University

University of California, Berkeley

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

American University

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Yale University

Scripps College

University of Washington

Arizona State University

Boise State University

Cal Poly Humboldt

California State University - San Bernardino

Carnegie Mellon University

Clemson University

Cornell University

Duke University

Emory University

George Mason University

Georgetown University

Grand Valley State University

Ithaca College

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Montana State University - Bozeman

New England College of Optometry

New York University

Ohio State University

Rice University

Rutgers University

Towson University

Tulane University

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

University of Chicago

University of Cincinnatti

University of Colorado - Colorado Springs

University of Delaware

University of Kansas

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

University of Nebraska at Omaha

University of New Mexico

University of North Dakota

University of North Texas - Denton

University of Notre Dame

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

University of Oklahoma, Tulsa School of Community Medicine

University of Oregon

University of Rhode Island

University of South Florida

University of Utah

University of Washington - Seattle

University of Wisconsin - Madison

University of Wyoming

Vanderbilt University

Washington State University

Washington University in St. Louis

Harvard University

San Jose State University

University of Pennsylvania

University of Maryland

Wagner College

Western Carolina University

Harvard College