The New York City college had been accused of tolerating discrimination against those who believe in Zionism following a pro-Palestinian protest that trapped students inside a library.
Parenting students’ advocates say this population is especially vulnerable as the Trump administration makes changes to childcare funding and public benefits. Cuts to federal funding that supported students of color and undocumented students dominated headlines in the first year of the Trump administration. But advocates for student parents say the administration has gutted benefit programs these students rely on, leaving a fifth of the country’s college students vulnerable to financial hardship or even at risk of stopping out.