Swarthmore Braces for Federal Funding Losses, Some Already Cut

April 10, 2025
Large research universities, including Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, have lost hundreds of millions in federal funding because of the Trump Administration’s executive orders. At Swarthmore College, two federal grants have been cut. The college is planning for how it will react if more is pulled in the months to come. Because of Swarthmore’s status as a small,

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