Thursday, October 8, 2026

Colleges seek answers amid Trump push to cancel tax exemptions over diversity programs - POLITICO

The Trump administration is threatening to cancel universities’ tax exemptions over diversity programs, and the higher education world is worried. 

The new rules, which aim to stamp out policies supporting minorities on college campuses, are unusually stringent. At the same time, they’re also vague, leaving many to wonder what commonplace activities and practices might land a school in the government’s crosshairs. 

And the penalty for flunking the test — the loss of nonprofit status — is extreme: It would upend schools’ finances. Colleges could suddenly find themselves facing stiff tax bills, not to mention higher borrowing costs and other expenses…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/07/college-tax-exempt-trump-regulations-01105427


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