January 09, 2025
Trump Wants to Change Colleges Nationwide. GOP-Led States Offer a Preview
Nearly a decade ago, intense protests over racial injustice rocked the University of Missouri's flagship campus, leading to the resignation of two top administrators. The university then hired its first-ever vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity. Tensions were so high that football players were threatening a boycott and a graduate student went on hunger strike. Today, the entire diversity office is gone, an example of changes sweeping universities in states led by conservatives, and a possible harbinger of things to come nationwide.