Trump’s War on Higher Education Will Be Waged Beyond Elite Universities

Critics warn that some educational institutions could face existential danger.

AP/Ted Shaffrey
While President Trump is seeking to squeeze the finances of elite universities like Columbia, pictured, hundreds of others are also in danger. AP/Ted Shaffrey

President Trump is seeking to squeeze the finances of leading universities like Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania. But trouble could soon come for hundreds of schools outside the elite 1 percent, ranging from small liberal arts colleges like Davidson in North Carolina to public research universities like Iowa State, as the administration wields a coast-to-coast campaign to transform higher education. 

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