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Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam
UNITED STATES, JUL 23 – Conservative officials in multiple states are reshaping public university governance and curricula, with new laws limiting faculty tenure and controlling programs, affecting over six states since 2017.
- 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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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.
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