Swamp Notes: Trump takes on higher ed

沼泽笔记:特朗普挑战高等教育

FT News Briefing

2025-05-10

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Description: US President Donald Trump is in an ongoing standoff with America’s top universities. Harvard lost $2.3bn in federal funding after it refused to comply with the administration’s demands on admissions and diversity, equity and inclusion. Columbia complied with a similar set of demands, but still lost $400mn. The FT’s global education editor Andrew Jack and acting Washington correspondent Myles McCormick join to discuss the issues at hand and why other universities could be next.  Mentioned in this podcast: Trump to block Harvard from federal grants Harvard sues Trump administration over funding freeze  Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here Swamp Notes is produced by Katya Kumkova. Topher Forhecz is our acting co-head of audio. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Two weeks ago, the administration froze $2.3 billion in federal grants to Harvard.

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  • because the university refused to comply with demands to overhaul its admissions and DEI policies.

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  • politics.

  • I'm Mark Filippino, and this week we're asking,

  • why should we care about Trump's fight with elite universities?

  • Here with me to discuss is Andrew Jack.