Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We’re hearing a lot lately about a war on #highereducation, as the #Trump administration targets colleges on multiple fronts. On a lot of #campuses, though, the biggest battle is an endless feud between #faculty and #administrators. Professors and presidents seem to be at loggerheads over everything, including curriculum debates, online education, and academic freedom. How did we get here? And is it really as bad as it looks?

Guest:

Lee Gardner, senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education