POTUS Donald Trump introduced that he’ll ship graduation addresses at two outstanding establishments — the College of Alabama and the US Navy Academy at West Level.
“I’ve agreed to do the Graduation Tackle at two actually GREAT locations, the College of Alabama and, WEST POINT. Keep tuned for occasions and dates!!!” Trump posted Tuesday on his platform, Fact Social.
The College of Alabama’s official web site notes that its spring graduation ceremonies will happen over the weekend of Could 2–4. West Level’s commencement, in the meantime, is scheduled for Could 27. Whereas official schedules for Trump’s appearances have not been launched but.
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The announcement comes as Trump’s administration clashes with universities nationwide, notably over protests. His authorities has threatened to withhold federal funding from establishments that, in its view, fail to deal with “unlawful protests” or dismantle variety, fairness, and inclusion (DEI) packages.
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That standoff got here to a head this week when Harvard College filed a lawsuit towards the administration. The Ivy League faculty claims the federal government is trying to intervene with educational decision-making and has retaliated by freezing over $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts. “The administration is making an attempt to realize management of educational decision-making at Harvard,” the college mentioned in an announcement asserting the swimsuit.
Trump’s rhetoric on the marketing campaign path has pledged to strip funding from faculties that promote what he calls “vital race principle, transgender madness, and different inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content material.”
Columbia College, amongst others, has already agreed to sweeping coverage adjustments to keep away from penalties, together with banning face coverings throughout protests and empowering new safety officers to take away or arrest people when essential.
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The ACLU has filed a lawsuit representing greater than 100 college students who say they’ve confronted sudden visa revocations and immigration actions with out due course of. “Worldwide college students are an important neighborhood in our state’s universities,” mentioned Gilles Bissonnette of the ACLU of New Hampshire, “and no administration ought to be allowed to avoid the regulation to unilaterally strip college students of standing.”
1,100 college students throughout greater than 170 schools have already been affected, with some being granted momentary authorized aid by means of court docket injunctions.
