Sixteen months ago, I argued to “decolonize Academia now” by cutting all federal funding to colleges and universities. Did Donald Trump take my advice?
The solons of Academia have begun to panic over the idea. Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the leaders of higher ed have suddenly gone silent, hoping that the war waged by Trump on federal grants and subsidies will remain at USAID. The end of DEI has already raised fears of losing income streams, and they’re just hoping to ride out the storm:
As the administration orders the end of diversity programs and imposes cuts to foreign aid, university presidents and their lawyers fear that millions of dollars in federal funding could ultimately vanish. Some research projects, including many connected to the U.S. Agency for International Development, have been suspended, and program directors have made…
