here’s what Trump hopes to achieve by targeting universities
- Written by Thomas Gift, Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
A few days ago, in a move that attracted international attention, the White House threatened to strip Harvard University of US$2 billion (£1.5 billion) in federal funding, potentially revoke its tax-exempt status and even prevent it from enrolling international students if it didn’t capitulate to a new list of demands.
The five-page...