9mo ago

Trump freezes $175M of UPenn funds over trans women

www.newsweek.com Trump freezes $175M of UPenn funds over trans women

The funding freeze relates to University of Pennsylvania policies on allowing trans women to compete in women's sports.

Summary

The Trump administration has frozen $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its policies allowing trans women to compete in women's sports.

A senior official said this is "just a taste" of further action, with UPenn at risk of losing all federal funding due to a Title IX investigation.

Trump signed an executive order on February 5 banning trans women from women's sports, citing fairness and safety concerns.

Advocacy groups are challenging the move, arguing it discriminates against trans athletes.

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lol UPenn literally does not need anyone's help.
Go ahead you dipshit.
Their endowment could nearly cover tuition for all students in interest alone. (Cost would be 1.9B, interest on their endowment is over 1.1B. not that 800M is chump change but like... They're doing pretty damn fine)
This headline seems to further scare us. UPenn barely feels this. This is theater.
- Researchers at these Universities do indeed need the money
  
  False. They need grants, which are totally separate from this.
  Source: academia.
  UPenn is not going to feel this.
  At all.
  
  Nah, it will, when administration fires a bunch of workers and then gives themselves a raise for accepting the ultimatum.
- They're going to cave instantly and bend the knee. They may not need it, but they're definitely going to do everything not to lose it, including kowtowing to fascists.
  
  Time will tell. I can't predict the future but I doubt this, big time.
  We can be doomers all we want but... Columbia and UPenn aren't the same thing here.
- Trump has already said he would tax endowments. First cut funding, then continually raise taxes on the endowments. He has the tools to destroy universities and no one is going to stop him.
  
  Yes. Very good luck trying to tax endowments without having every billionaire want him dead.
  Not gonna happen.
  
  What are they going to do about it?
  Edit: let me be clear, would they be angry and want to get revenge, or will they too put pressure on the school to stop woke programs? You can see the easy path here....
  
  If Russia and our current trajectory is any indication literally, defenestration.

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