Penn faculty ordered to halt $175M in federal research funding as Trump upheaval deepens
The termination follows threats last week from the Trump administration. The White House has not told Penn how it can get the money back.
Trump freezes $175M in funding to Penn
“This is immediate proactive action to review discretionary funding streams” to the University of Pennsylvania, a senior White House official told WHYY News.
Schumer postpones book tour stop in Philly amid vote backlash
His decision to vote for a GOP-backed funding bill set off plans for protests. No new dates were announced.
Gov. Shapiro meets with Penn Med leader amid ‘existential’ threat posed by Trump
The top administrator painted a dire portrait of Penn Medicine’s future amid a “chaotic pace of government regulations and executive orders.”
Philly-area lawmakers walk out of meeting with Penn president over DEI cuts
A Pennsylvania state senator and state representative left the meeting after they say a university administrator referred to diversity as a “lightning rod.”
