Activity over time
Events per year
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|
| 2026-10-19 | DOJ and Education Department Agreement With UNC-Chapel Hill Closes 18 Education Dept. Civil Rights Investigations and One DOJ Compliance Review, No Payment; "Color-Blind" Admissions Required
10 src U.S. Department of Justice | | reported |
| 2026-08-18 | Whistleblowers Say Harvard, Brown and Columbia Antisemitism Probes Had Predetermined Outcomes
1 src Department of Justice · Department of Health and Human Services · Columbia University · Harvard University | | confirmed |
| 2026-08-14 | Cornell Reverses Protective Pledge, Threatens to Cut Funding Unless Targeted Grad Students Return to ICE Risk
1 src Cornell University · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | | confirmed |
| 2025-11-28 | Northwestern Signs Federal Resolution Agreement: $75,000,000 to the United States, Board Special Committee, Mask and Demonstration Terms
3 src Harmeet K. Dhillon · U.S. Department of Justice · U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | | reported |
| 2025-11-07 | Cornell University Agrees to Pay $60 Million and Accept Federal Oversight to Restore Research Funding
3 src Cornell University · Trump Administration |
| reported |
| 2025-10-22 | University of Virginia Signs Justice Department Agreement: Investigations Held in Abeyance Through 2028, President Certifies Quarterly Under Penalty of Perjury, No Payment Term
2 src Harmeet K. Dhillon · U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division | | reported |
| 2025-07-30 | Brown Signs Federal Resolution Agreement: $50,000,000 to State Workforce Organizations Over a Decade, Admissions Data to the United States
2 src U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · U.S. Department of Justice | | reported |
| 2025-07-01 | Penn Signs Education Department Title IX Agreement: Swimming Records Restored, Apology Letters Sent, No Payment Term in the Text
2 src | | reported |
| 2025-04-03 | Department of Education Issues "Dear Colleague Letter" Requiring Universities to Certify No DEI Programs or Lose Federal Funding
5 src Department of Education · Office for Civil Rights · General Services Administration · Donald Trump |
| confirmed |
| 2025-01-21 | Trump Signs EO 14173 'Ending Illegal Discrimination' — Foundational Anti-DEI Order Requiring Federal Contractor Certification
6 src Donald Trump |
| confirmed |
| 2023-12-14 | Vance Introduces College Endowment Accountability Act: 35% Excise Tax on Large University Endowments
4 src J.D. Vance · Ron Wyden · U.S. Senate |
| confirmed |
| 2011-06-13 | Department of Education Issues Gainful Employment Rule to Regulate For-Profit Colleges, Industry Immediately Challenges in Court
3 src U.S. Department of Education · Barack Obama · Arne Duncan · Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities · +1 |
| confirmed |
| 2009-12-14 | University of Phoenix Settles $78.5 Million False Claims Act Lawsuit for Illegal Recruiter Incentive Compensation
3 src University of Phoenix · U.S. Department of Justice · U.S. Department of Education |
| confirmed |