The Trump Administration Is Affecting Mass. Higher Ed — and It’s Not Just Harvard

The Trump administration is affecting Mass. higher ed — and it’s not just Harvard

Since President Donald Trump took office, the attacks against higher education have only mounted — and not just at Harvard University.

The Trump Administration Is Waging War on Higher Education

The Trump administration has waged war on higher education. Why aren’t more university presidents speaking up? By Clara Molot “It’s a Vichy, France, moment,” says Wesleyan president Michael Roth. “You wind up sliding back and back, appeasing the tyrant. And I don’t think that ends well.”He’s talking about his fellow university presidents who have stayed silent during Trump’s ongoing assault on higher education. “They will not criticize the Trump…

How the Trump Administration Made Higher Education a Target

On the New Yorker Radio Hour: Emma Green reports on how the MAGA movement aims to implement fundamental change in both private and public colleges, and in how Americans think about education.