{"id":2469272,"date":"2025-07-31T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/linda-mcmahon-celebrates-triumphs-over-universities\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T17:28:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:28:44","slug":"linda-mcmahon-celebrates-triumphs-over-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/linda-mcmahon-celebrates-triumphs-over-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda McMahon celebrates \u2018triumphs\u2019 over universities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flinda-mcmahon-celebrates-triumphs-over-universities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469272&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Secretary of Education Linda McMahon praised the Trump governance&#8217;s recent settlements with three universities regarding compliance and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-usa-peoples-convoy-set-to-roll-wednesday-biden-fears-the-american-people\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 USA \u2018People&#039;s Convoy\u2019 Set to Roll Wednesday: Biden \u2018Fears the American People\u2019\">funding issues<\/a>.Brown University agreed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-kathy-hochul-tells-new-yorkers-theyll-be-paying-big-bucks-to-illegal-aliens-did-she-just-throw-her-job-away\/\" title=\"Gov. Kathy Hochul Tells New Yorkers They&#039;ll Be ...ing Big Bucks to Illegal Aliens - Did She Just Throw Her Job Away?\">pay  million<\/a> to the state of Rhode Island after facing pressure related to anti-Israel protests on campus and committed to following an executive order prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women&#8217;s sports. This settlement follows previous agreements with Columbia University,which paid $220 million over antisemitism concerns,and the University of Pennsylvania,which erased records of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-athletes-denounce-biden-executive-order-on-gender-identity\/\" title=\"Female athletes denounce Biden executive order on gender identity\">banned transgender athletes<\/a>. McMahon called these outcomes &#8220;great triumphs&#8221; and expressed hope that other institutions, including Harvard University-which has lost billions in federal funding since the Trump administration began-will cooperate in ongoing negotiations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Linda McMahon celebrates &lsquo;triumphs&rsquo; over universities<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2182260\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/linda-mcmahon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Linda McMahon<\/a> celebrated the settlement between a third university and the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Brown University announced Thursday it would pay the state of Rhode Island $50 million in what McMahon characterized as a &ldquo;fine,&rdquo; rather than lose $110 million for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/2987103\/brown-concedes-to-anti-israel-student-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">anti-Israel protests<\/a> on its campus last year. The university also agreed to comply with President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3307293\/department-of-education-enforce-title-ix-basis-biological-sex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">executive order<\/a> keeping transgender athletes out of women&rsquo;s sports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3487626\/massachusetts-drive-governor-healey-400-million-plan-trump-cuts-harvard\/\">Massachusetts governor proposes $400 million plan to counter Trump cuts after Harvard targeted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3487239\/brown-university-makes-50-million-deal-trump-administration-federal-funding\/\">Brown University makes $50 million deal with Trump administration to restore funding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3487121\/parents-refusing-to-buy-school-supplies-ignite-heated-back-to-school-debate\/\">Parents refusing to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >buy school supplies ignite heated back-<\/a>to-school debate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had three great triumphs,&rdquo; McMahon said Thursday on NewsMax&rsquo;s <em>Wake Up America<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration&rsquo;s previous two settlements are with Columbia University, which agreed to pay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3480587\/columbia-deal-trump-restore-federal-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$220 million<\/a> for antisemitism on its campus, and the University of Pennsylvania, which agreed to erase<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3460311\/upenn-ban-transgender-athletes-erase-lia-thomas-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> the records<\/a> of transgender swimmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3394507\/education-department-ruled-university-of-pennsylvania-violated-title-ix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Lia Thomas<\/a> and ban transgender athletes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3487239\/brown-university-makes-50-million-deal-trump-administration-federal-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BROWN UNIVERSITY MAKES $50 MILLION DEAL WITH TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO RESTORE FUNDING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So these are really big accomplishments for three universities where, as I say, I hope Harvard is going to stay at the table for negotiations, then we have several other investigations going on as well, but these are big wins,&rdquo; McMahon said.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Since Trump took office, Harvard University has had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3416724\/harvard-university-grants-loses-another-60-million-over-antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\">$3 billion<\/a>&nbsp;in grants frozen or canceled<\/span>. The university typically boasts as much as $9 billion in federal funding. As a result, Harvard made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3373326\/harvard-borrowing-bonds-federal-funding-uncertainty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">two bond offerings<\/a> this year alone, bringing its total offering to $1.2 billion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2182260\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2182260\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linda McMahon hails third university settlement with Trump admin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2469273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Linda-McMahon-Mar-20-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54322,5152,44849,26095,10658],"class_list":["post-2469272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-achievements-2","tag-education","tag-linda-mcmahon","tag-triumphs","tag-universities"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Linda-McMahon-Mar-20-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2469272"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2469276,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469272\/revisions\/2469276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2469273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2469272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2469272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2469272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}