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Trump's higher ed shakeup starts a new semester

Axios·August 21, 2026·1 min read
Trump's higher ed shakeup starts a new semester

As students return to campus, the Trump administration continues reshaping academia through federal funding leverage and litigation threats against universities. The 19-month battle has brought scrutiny to international collaboration, research funding, and accreditation. Rutgers dean Stuart Shapiro calls it an 'earthquake' in government-academia relations. An OMB proposal would require political appointees to review grant requests.

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