Schools and colleges in the U.S. are facing a deadline to end diversity programs by Friday or risk losing federal funding from the Trump administration. However, many institutions are not rushing to make changes, believing they are legally sound and that cutting off funding would be a lengthy process.
State officials in Washington, California, and New York City have advised schools to maintain their current policies, stating that the memo does not alter federal law. Some college leaders have dismissed the memo, with one university president stating that compliance is unlikely unless federal law changes.
