Why Trump’s university crackdown is driving professors off US campuses
With academics leaving the US, funding cuts looming over universities for alleged failures to combat anti-Semitism, and foreign students facing deportation for pro-Palestinian activism, US President Donald Trump’s policies are being felt at colleges across the United States. What’s behind the fixation on universities, and what will be its long-term impact on higher education in the US?
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