Have any universities or student organizations publicly severed relationships with Turning Point USA?

1. Campus flashpoints: Berkeley’s event, protests, arrests and a federal review

UC Berkeley hosted a TPUSA “This Is the Turning Point”/“American Comeback Tour” event Nov. 10 that drew loud protests, scuffles and at least four arrests; the university said it is conducting a “full investigation” and the Justice Department opened a probe into the handling of the demonstrations ^{[1] [2] [3]}. Reporting describes barricades, clashes with police and the university’s pledge to cooperate with a federal Joint Terrorism Task Force — framing the Berkeley episode as a high-profile confrontation between campus protesters and an outside conservative advocacy group ^{[1] [2]}.

2. Denials of student recognition versus formal “severing” by universities

Recent coverage documents student government decisions to deny TPUSA chapters — for example, Fort Lewis College’s student board voted against creating a TPUSA chapter and Loyola University New Orleans’ student government also rejected recognition, citing conflicts with campus values — but these are not the same as an established university administration formally cutting ties to a previously recognized national organization ^{[4] [5]}. Available sources do not report large numbers of universities formally terminating preexisting partnerships or institutional contracts with TPUSA; instead, many disputes involve chapter applications or event hosting questions ^{[4] [5] [1]}.

3. How campuses differentiate “hosting” from endorsement

Material about the Berkeley stop emphasizes that university facilities were provided for an outside presenter and that the events “are not official programs of” the university — a common legal and communications distinction campuses use when controversial outside groups appear on campus ^{[6] [1]}. Cal and campus notices stressed facilities use did not equal endorsement, a framing that campuses use to defend allowing events while distancing themselves from speakers’ views ^{[6] [7]}.

4. Student-organized chapter fights and political responses

Several news items show partisan and administrative friction over attempts to form TPUSA chapters: Beloit College students faced harassment concerns while organizing a TPUSA chapter and attracted attention from a Republican congressman, and Fort Lewis College student leaders rejected a TPUSA chapter application ^{[8] [4]}. These stories illustrate that much of the action is at the student-government level, not always involving top university administrators ^{[8] [4]}.

5. Political context and federal attention shaping outcomes

Coverage frames the Berkeley incident within a broader national political environment in which the Trump administration and federal officials have signaled willingness to intervene in campus protest disputes; The Hill and CBS noted the DOJ’s rapid involvement and linked it to broader federal pressure on universities over protest management ^{[9] [3]}. That elevated federal scrutiny can change how universities respond to TPUSA events and to calls to cut ties — even if the ties in question are limited to facility rentals or unrecognized student chapters ^{[2] [9]}.

6. What “severed relationships” would look like — and what reporting shows

A university formally “severing” a relationship could mean revoking recognition of a campus chapter, canceling contracts for campus events, or terminating longer-standing institutional partnerships. Current reporting documents denied chapter recognition by student governments and contentious event hosting ^{[4] [5] [1]} but does not provide examples of widespread formal termination of established, university-level partnerships with TPUSA in the sources provided. Available sources do not mention universities rescinding multi-year institutional agreements with TPUSA beyond student-chapter recognition and event access disputes ^{[4] [5] [1]}.

7. Alternative viewpoints and possible hidden agendas

Right-leaning outlets emphasize free-speech and federal protection narratives, while left-leaning local commentary accuses TPUSA of provoking campus chaos for strategic advantage; for instance, opinion pieces argue that violent or dramatic protests can be exploited to portray campuses as disorderly, furthering federal or conservative objectives ^[10]. Student governments denying chapters often cite institutional values (e.g., Loyola citing Jesuit values) whereas TPUSA and sympathetic politicians frame denials as censorship or unfair treatment, illustrating competing agendas among universities, students, advocacy groups and elected officials ^{[5] [8] [10]}.

8. Bottom line for your query

Yes — student governments and student boards at multiple colleges have publicly denied recognition of proposed TPUSA chapters (Fort Lewis College and Loyola University New Orleans are reported examples), and high-profile event disputes like the UC Berkeley stop produced protests, arrests and a DOJ investigation ^{[4] [5] [1] [2] [3]}. However, available reporting in these sources does not document a broad pattern of universities formally severing long-standing institutional relationships with Turning Point USA beyond chapter-rejection decisions and controversy over event hosting ^{[4] [5] [1]}.

Limitations: This account relies solely on the supplied articles; other universities’ actions or internal administrative decisions not covered here are not claimed one way or the other — available sources do not mention them.