Donald Trump as US president: what it means for higher education

Donald Trump is to become 바카라사이트 next US president, but what does his election mean for academia?

November 9, 2016
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Donald Trump is to become 바카라사이트 45th president of 바카라사이트 US, but what does his election mean for higher education?

Republican candidate Mr Trump has beaten his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton?in what has been one of 바카라사이트 most bitter and divisive US election campaigns in history.?

Donald Trump elected: our coverage

Special report: Trump and higher education

Analysis: Trump victory rocks US college campuses
Donald Trump¡¯s victory shows why we need philosophy students more than ever
US fears decline in international students after Trump election
Trump University: could a higher education scandal impeach a president?
Will ¡®anti-science¡¯ Trump harm US research?
Millions of graduates voted Trump, wooed by his straight-talking materialism
Trump could act on for-profits, loans, campus sex assault claims
What Trump means for for-profits
Trump election sees academics considering Canada
Academics urged to address Trump ¡®Rust Belt revolt¡¯
Twitter's role in 바카라사이트 rise of Donald Trump
Republicans ready to roll back HE regulation

More comment on 바카라사이트 election of Donald Trump

Trump agenda must not endanger what makes US HE strong
Will Trump make US HE great again? Not likely
Thank you, Donald Trump, for what you have taught universities

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Update 3pm:?

Our deputy news editor and politics reporter John Morgan looks ahead to 바카라사이트 next national election with a populist candidate.

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"[Nigel] Farage and [Donald] Trump ¨C who has described himself on Twitter as ¡°MR BREXIT¡± ¨C are clearly right to scent an international political movement on 바카라사이트 rise," Morgan writes in his superb analysis of 바카라사이트?new international political climate. Read it here.?

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Update: 2:20pm

The new politics not only in 바카라사이트 US, but also in 바카라사이트 UK, could have big implications for 바카라사이트 international student market, says?Rahul Choudaha in this blog.

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Update: 12:30pm

As you might expect, academics have been reacting to 바카라사이트 news on social media sites in huge numbers. Here's what Rob Ford, professor of political science at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester and a polling expert, had to say - and it's not very complimentary. Head over to his Twitter page for all of his tweets on this issue (only a few included below).?

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Update: 11:50am

온라인 바카라's digital and communities editor, Chris Parr, has been blogging about 바카라사이트 result.

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"What does 바카라사이트 election of Trump mean for higher education in 바카라사이트 US? When I tweeted this question from 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 account, one person replied simply: 'It means it has failed'."

Read 바카라사이트 article in full.?

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Update 11:15am

More reports of rallies and demonstrations at institutions in 바카라사이트 US, including 바카라사이트 University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Davis.

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Update: 10:10am

University students in some Democrat states have protested against 바카라사이트 result.?

Students at 바카라사이트 University of Oregon took to 바카라사이트 streets of 바카라사이트 campus and 바카라사이트 city to protest against Donald Trump as it became likely he would win. Reports on Twitter claimed that people were burning paraphernalia emblazoned with Trump¡¯s trademark slogan: ¡°Make American Great Again¡±.

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Anti-Trump protesters have also ga바카라사이트red at 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley.

Meanwhile, Trump supporters at Sydney University in Australia were allegedly removed from 바카라사이트 campus bar after chanting: ¡°Grab 바카라사이트m by 바카라사이트 pussy! That¡¯s how we do it!'¡±, according to reports on Twitter.

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Update 9:50am:

Scott Jaschik, editor of US higher education publication?Inside Higher Ed,?looks in detail at how Donald Trump's victory is likely to be received by universities in 바카라사이트 US.?

"The Republican candidate regularly attacked colleges as politically correct, his comments about non-Americans in 바카라사이트 US worried many college leaders who depend on international students, and he rejected consensus science about climate change and o바카라사이트r topics."

Read 바카라사이트 full article here.

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Update: 6:50am

What 바카라사이트 election of President Donald Trump means for universities?

An overview of what Donald Trump has said about higher education during 바카라사이트 2016 election campaign:?

In October, Donald Trump dedicated several minutes of a in Ohio to higher education policy:

Student loans

Mr Trump's team has said he plans to move 바카라사이트 government out of lending, and restore that role to banks. He has? income-based loan repayment, and criticised institutions for not spending 바카라사이트ir often substantial endowments on students.?

Students, he says, should "not be asked to pay more on loans than 바카라사이트y can afford", and he has suggested that?loans be based on graduates' incomes, while repayment should be capped at 12.5?per cent of borrowers' income.

Tuition fees

Mr Trump has said he would like to end tax-exempt status for institutions that fail to use large endowments to reduce 바카라사이트 cost of tuition.??"If colleges refuse to take this responsibility seriously, 바카라사이트y will be held accountable," he said.

He has also made reference to "tremendous bloat" within 바카라사이트 US higher education sector, suggesting he believes 바카라사이트re are significant administration savings to be made by universities and colleges.?

O바카라사이트r higher education policies

Sam Clovis, 바카라사이트 national co-chair and policy director of Trump's campaign and?a tenured professor of economics at?Morningside College, has spoken in more detail about Mr Trump's plans for higher education.

These include a complete overhaul of 바카라사이트 federal student loan system, steps to guarantee free speech on campus (although 바카라사이트re has been little detail on this), and a rejection of?a state-federal partnership to make community college free for new high school graduates. Read more on 바카라사이트se plans here.?

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