Heidi Tseu

Sep 6, 2024 | higheredtoday.org | Heidi Tseu |Katharine Meyer |Laurie Arnston

“There is a lot that state legislatures can do to reverse the illiberal takeover of higher education,” according to the Manhattan Institute in its 2023 issue brief, Abolish DEI Bureaucracies and Restore Colorblind Equality in Public Universities. As the field of play in issues from abortion rules to labor policy and workers’ rights shifts from Capitol Hill to individual statehouses, state lawmakers are increasingly shaping the national debate on higher education.