Religiously affiliated institutions are maneuvering through new federal policy pressures and Title VI enforcement shifts under the current administration. Reporting chronicles how faith-based colleges are lobbying, revising compliance strategies and making careful choices about public advocacy as they respond to changes in federal expectations and funding conditions. Administrators describe a need to protect institutional autonomy while ensuring adherence to civil-rights guidance; advocates caution that policy shifts could produce disproportionate operational burdens for mission-driven campuses that rely on federal grants and student-aid programs.