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Of Trump’s barrage of executive orders, more than 20 currently have implications for higher education, including stricter vetting for student visas, cuts to health and science research funding, and end to DEI programs and reversal of protections for transgender students.

From January 20 to today, PublicSource has compiled a timeline of how Pittsburgh universities have responded to the Trump administration’s higher ed orders and cuts.

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Pitt says hiring freeze not entirely Trump’s fault

Plus, a timeline of federal higher ed changes and responses by Pittsburgh-area colleges and universities.

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