Efforts by the administration to cut diversity efforts and foreign aid have upended campuses. But many university leaders seem wary of provoking a president who has glorified retribution.

A video welcoming students to Leah Barlow’s African American studies course inspired a virtual university of free TikTok lectures from Black academics and experts.

Schools and conferences are already moving on plans to implement revenue sharing, with some already starting to sign athletes to agreements.

The American Association of University Professors and others argue in a new lawsuit that the executive orders violate the Constitution. College professors and university diversity officers are teaming up with nonprofits and local governments to challenge President Trump’s executive orders that target diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government, higher education and the private sector. Those orders, they argue, violate the U.S. Constitution and have already caused much uncertainty on college campuses.

Here’s how the sector can find its footing.