Schools are on alert after the Department of Education said it would cut federal funding unless they abolished diversity, equity and inclusion programs, potentially including culturally themed campus housing and graduation ceremonies.

Donald Trump's administration has warned of cuts in federal funding for academic institutions and universities if they continue with diversity, equity and inclusion programs that the new U.S. president has attempted to dismantle in his early days in office.

The Department of Education wrote in a letter to academic institutions that it may cut federal funding for those with policies related to race or diversity, signaling the latest crackdown by the Trump administration on diversity,