The article discusses the shift in civil rights enforcement in higher education due to the Trump administration's aggressive stance. By invoking the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the administration is allegedly targeting colleges for their admissions policies and practices, particularly against Asian Americans, and enforcing compliance under threat of federal funding loss. Critics argue these efforts are more for political motives than genuine civil rights enforcement, contrasting this with previous Democratic administrations that were accused of overreach, thus complicating the narrative around civil rights and academic freedom.
"I consider the Trump administration's recent use of civil rights law either a pretext or a sick joke-or both. The Administration's real objective is to intimidate institutions of higher education into doing their bidding."
"The government's expansive approach had serious costs: for academic freedom, free speech, and the ability of private colleges to self-govern, as institutions began to police the speech of professors and students as never before."
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