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The U.S. Department of Education, under the direction of President Donald Trump, has canceled a $37.7 million fine that had been imposed on Grand Canyon University, a Christian school, under Joe Biden’s administration.
U.S. Department of Education rescinds record fine, with prejudice, against GCU
https://t.co/RmS8ZMBPb7— Grand Canyon U (@gcu) May 17, 2025
The Department of Education dismissed the $37.7 million fine against Grand Canyon University
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— The Knowledge Review (@theknowledgerv) May 21, 2025
BREAKING: President Trump just SUSPENDED a $37 MILLION fine Biden placed on the LARGEST CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY in the USA, Grand Canyon University.
God bless President Trump for bringing Christianity BACK to America! pic.twitter.com/ZeB1kwLgyS
— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) May 20, 2025
The Daily Caller News Foundation reported it was “the largest ever proposed against a university and sparked allegations that the Biden administration was targeting and harshly punishing Christian universities.”
The Education Department now has concluded there are “no findings” of wrongdoing by the university.
It was dismissed through a procedure that means it cannot be brought again.
“Unlike the previous administration, we will not persecute and prosecute colleges and universities based on their religious affiliation,” Ellen Keast, an ED official, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “The Trump administration will continue to ensure every institution of higher education is held accountable based on facts – but department enforcement will be for the purpose of serving students, not political bias.”
Under Biden, department officials had claimed that GCU misrepresented the cost of its programs.
“The facts clearly support our contention that we were wrongly accused of misleading our doctoral students and we appreciate the recognition that those accusations were without merit,” GCU President Brian Mueller said.
“GCU is a leader in innovation, transparency and best practices in higher education and we look forward to working cooperatively with the Department in the future – just as we have with all regulatory agencies.”
The Biden administration also tried to attack the school’s nonprofit status, but the school went to court and won.
