dotEDU Live: Associations Speak Out as Reconciliation Targets Higher Ed

Jon Fansmith, Mushtaq Gunja, and Sarah Spreitzer are joined by Steven Bloom, ACE assistant vice president for government relations, about the Trump administration’s escalating actions against higher education. Topics include a joint statement from more than 50 associations condemning political attacks on colleges and universities, deep funding and tax cuts proposed in the House reconciliation bill, legal efforts to block new restrictions on research funding, and recent developments on DEI, international students, and campus antisemitism.

Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show. You can contact Congress about the House reconciliation bill using this tool.

Restoring the Compact with Higher Ed

Community Joint Statement Calling on Trump Administration to Reforge Compact with Higher Education
ACE | May 14, 2025

ACE, Others Call on Trump Administration to Reforge Compact with Higher Education
ACE | May 14, 2025

Harvard Response to Education Secretary Linda McMahon

McMahon letter

Harvard’s response

Harvard Argues It Has ‘Common Ground’ With Trump Administration
The New York Times (sub. req.) | May 12, 2025

AJC, ACE Antisemitism Statement

AJC, ACE, AAU, Others Unite Against Antisemitism, Caution on Federal Overreach

Funding & Budget Landscape

Tax Reform and Higher Education in 2025 

Summary: Higher Ed Provisions in the Ways and Means Tax Reconciliation Tax Package

Letter to the House on Proposed Medicaid Cuts

Skinny Budget & Appropriations

White House Office of Management and Budget Releases the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Skinny Budget

White House FY 2026 Budget Proposal Targets Education, Science, and Civil Rights Funding
ACE | May 9, 2025

What Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Mean for Education, Research
Inside Higher Ed | May 2, 2025

National Science Foundation Lawsuit 

Higher Education Groups File Lawsuit Against NSF Cap on Research Reimbursements
ACE | May 5, 2025

Statement of AAU, ACE, and APLU Regarding their Legal Challenge to the National Science Foundation’s Cut to Critical Research That Strengthens America