Trump Moves Could Force Universities to Recalculate Their Bottom Lines
Trump Moves Could Force Universities to Recalculate Their Bottom Lines  
Podcast: WSJ What’s News
Published On: Sun Apr 20 2025
Description: The Trump administration has already pulled grant money from Harvard and is threatening to do so at other institutions too. Meanwhile,the administration is pulling hundreds of student visas and moving to deport some. WSJ’s Doug Belkin explains how losing federal grant money could affect universities’ bottom lines. And Fanta Aw, executive director and CEO of the Association of International Educators (NAFSA), explains how much international students contribute to universities’ budgets and the impact that losing them could have. Further Reading:  Trump Is Going After Universities’ Federal Funding. Here’s What to Know.   The Little-Known Bureaucrats Tearing Through American Universities   Trump Team to Freeze Nearly $2 Billion at Cornell and Northwestern Universities   How Harvard Ended Up Leading the University Fight Against Trump  Trump Administration Wants to Install Federal Oversight of Columbia University  Former College President Explains Funding Strategies Behind Universities  Chinese Students on U.S. Campuses Are Ensnared in Political Standoff  Student Visas Are Being Revoked Without Reason or Warning, Colleges Say  Harvard-Bound Students Stand Firm While Some Columbia Prospects Think Twice  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices