Articles by Isaiah Poritz,Madlin Mekelburg,Maxwell Adler

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University of California Faculty Win Block on Trump Defunding

Your browser is: Explorer 11.0. This browser is out of date so some features on this site might break. Try a different browser or update this browser. Learn more.✕ Trump’s Higher Ed Fight:New DemandsHarvard Wins at CourtCornellUniversity of VirginiaNorthwesternWhy Universities Are VulnerablePoliticsContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowBy Madlin Mekelburg, Isaiah Poritz, and Maxwell AdlerNovember 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM GMT+1Updated on November 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM GMT+1The Trump administration was ordered by a judge to stop freezing or threatening to withhold federal grant funds to schools within the University of California system as part of a nationwide pressure campaign to impose a raft of policy changes on elite colleges.In a major setback for President Donald Trump, US District Judge Rita F. Lin on Friday sided with a coalition of faculty groups and employee unions that had accused the administration of trying to silence faculty research and speech. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg TerminalBloomberg Terminal LEARN MOREHomeBTV+Market DataOpinionAudioOriginalsMagazineEventsNewsMarketsEconomicsTechnologyPoliticsGreenCryptoAIWork & LifeWealthPursuitsBusinessweekCityLabSportsEqualityManagement & WorkMarket DataStocksCommoditiesRates & BondsCurrenciesFuturesSectorsEconomic CalendarExploreNewslettersExplainersPointed News QuizAlphadots GameThe Big TakeGraphicsSubmit a TipAbout UsTerms of ServiceTrademarksPrivacy PolicyCareersAdvertiseAd ChoicesHelp©2025 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved.