Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam
UNITED STATES, JUL 23 – Republican officials seek to reduce liberal influence by banning DEI programs, controlling governance, and reshaping curriculum at public and some private universities nationwide.
- Beyond Harvard, conservative officials are reshaping public universities across multiple states, targeting governance and curricula.
- Before President Donald Trump’s second term, conservative officials targeted higher education, believing colleges are too liberal and saddle students with debt.
- In Ohio, a new law bans DEI programs and strips faculty of collective bargaining rights, and in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott signed June bills limiting protests and empowering university boards.
- Defenders of academic freedom warn, while Harvard University filed lawsuits challenging its funding cuts and visa restrictions.
- In July, Iowa community colleges face DEI restrictions, and Preston Cooper notes they can advance policy priorities through state university system levers.
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Ken Beckley never attended Harvard, but he wears a crimson Harvard cap as a sign of solidarity. He believes the Trump administration's attacks on the school are reminiscent of government overreach…

Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam
Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the Trump administration, Republican officials in several states have been pushing for changes at public universities.
Far Beyond Harvard, Conservative Efforts to Reshape Higher Education Are Gaining Steam
Ken Beckley never went to Harvard, but he has been wearing a crimson Harvard cap in a show of solidarity. As he sees it, the Trump administration's attacks on the school echo a case of government overreach at his own alma mater, Indiana University.
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