Evan Goldstein

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Evan Goldstein

That Jew-hatred has infested college campuses is the fundamental premise of the Trump administration’s sprawling assault on the sector. The Biden administration shared this conviction — in the wake of the 2023 congressional hearings on campus antisemitism, Biden ramped up “actions to counter antisemitism on college campuses and protect Jewish communities,” in the Or subscribe now to read with unlimited access for as low as $10/month.

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Evan Goldstein

For decades now, the Brown University economist Glenn Loury has been one of the most influential conservative intellectuals, a reliably contrarian voice in left-leaning academe. And since 2020, he has been a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, the conservative think tank that, especially through the activist journalism of Christopher Rufo, has been a major player in the Republican legislative interventions in higher education.

1 month ago | chroni.cl | Evan Goldstein |Len Gutkin

Can he do that? That’s the question observers of higher education have been asking, over and over again, about President Donald J. Trump’s actions toward the sector during his second term. Enormous quantities of money withheld without process. Student visas revoked, sometimes en masse. Green-card holders detained and targeted for deportation, apparently for nothing more than speech.

1 month ago | chronicle.com | Evan Goldstein

Can he do that? That’s the question observers of higher education have been asking, over and over again, about President Donald J. Trump’s actions toward the sector during his second term. Enormous quantities of money withheld without process. Student visas revoked, sometimes en masse. Green-card holders detained and targeted for deportation, apparently for nothing more than speech.

2 months ago | chronicle.com | Beth McMurtrie |Eric Kelderman |Evan Goldstein |Len Gutkin

More institutions are saying yes. Persuading professors is only the first barrier they face.