Black student enrollment at many elite colleges has declined significantly following the Supreme Court's ban on affirmative action, with some campuses seeing Black populations as low as 2% of new students, raising concerns about progress in racial diversity and social mobility in higher education.
The University of Arizona declined to sign a Trump administration proposal linking federal funding to adherence to certain policies, citing the importance of academic freedom, joining other elite institutions in opposition to the initiative.
Brown University has reached a three-year agreement with the Trump administration to restore $50 million in federal funding, end investigations into alleged discrimination, and adopt certain policies aligned with the administration's views, including changes to admissions and campus climate assessments, while maintaining academic independence.