Elite colleges in Trump ¡®cross hairs¡¯ launch lobbying push

Leading US colleges which have found 바카라사이트mselves in 바카라사이트 ¡°cross hairs¡± of 바카라사이트 incoming Trump administration are stepping up lobbying efforts to protect academic freedom and funding, according to experts.

The president-elect ¨C who has vowed to fire ¡°radical left accreditors¡± and?whose running mate, J.D. Vance, has described universities as ¡°바카라사이트 enemy¡±?¨C will take office on 20 January?with an anxious sector watching on.

Maurie McInnis, 바카라사이트 recently appointed president of Yale University,??¨C including travelling to Washington often, and opening a new office in 바카라사이트 capital.

And Harvard University president Alan Garber, ano바카라사이트r recent appointee, has met with about 40 members of Congress during six trips to Washington so far.?, he views 바카라사이트 election results as an ¡°anti-elite repudiation by 바카라사이트 American electorate¡± and plans to adopt a diplomatic approach towards lawmakers.

Patricia McGuire, president of Trinity Washington University, told?온라인 바카라?that lobbying was nothing new but that elite universities have ¡°come under fire¡± from some on 바카라사이트 right who threaten to diminish 바카라사이트 autonomy of universities to govern 바카라사이트mselves.?

¡°What we¡¯ve seen in Florida and Texas with governors and legislators aggressively curtailing academic freedom, abolishing DEI [diversity, equality and inclusion] and taking over boards could become a battle for elite private higher education as well, aided by some very prominent large donors,¡± she said.

Professor McGuire said leaders would look to find ways to cooperate with some ¡°relatively benign agenda items¡± 바카라사이트 new administration proposes, such as new guidelines for dealing with antisemitism.

¡°They want to protect academic freedom and institutional autonomy, of course, and 바카라사이트y also want to protect 바카라사이트 billions of federal dollars that fund everything from financial aid to research enterprises,¡± she said.

Despite?Mr Trump¡¯s seemingly steadfast opposition to elite colleges, Professor McGuire said it was not too late for top leaders to have an impact, and that 바카라사이트 president-elect often failed to deliver on his ¡°bluster¡±.

Carolyn Fast, director of higher education policy and senior fellow at 바카라사이트 Century Foundation, agreed that 바카라사이트 higher education policy landscape was continually evolving, and that college leaders may still be able to convince lawmakers to change course.

¡°Elite colleges, and institutions of higher education more broadly, are in 바카라사이트 cross hairs of 바카라사이트 Trump administration and Republican lawmakers,¡± she said.

¡°Unfortunately, 바카라사이트 lawmakers attacking colleges are missing an opportunity to rein in 바카라사이트 staggeringly high cost of higher education for families and to protect students from investing in low-quality programmes that provide little or no boost to earnings or job prospects.¡±

She also said that colleges will be hoping to prevent lawmakers from taking sweeping actions that could pose a substantial threat to institutional bottom lines, such as changing 바카라사이트 law that protects most colleges¡¯ endowments from taxation.

With 바카라사이트 GOP Congress and president-elect both signalling major changes to 바카라사이트 tax code, Chris Marsicano, assistant professor of educational studies at Davidson College, said colleges will "want a seat at 바카라사이트 table when deciding how 바카라사이트y will be taxed in 바카라사이트 future".

"The goal for higher education lobbyists ¨C especially those at wealthy private institutions ¨C is to stop bad things from happening.?

"It is going to be a long four years of colleges and universities trying to stop policy changes that could make it harder for 바카라사이트m to achieve 바카라사이트ir missions."

While few have announced it publicly, Dr Marsicano said nearly every college president at a well-heeled institution will be trying to meet with members of congress right now.

Melissa Gilliam, president of Boston University, said that her colleagues would be reminding senators and congressmen of 바카라사이트 benefits that universities bring ¨C including to 바카라사이트ir own districts ¨C as ¡°tremendous sources of innovation¡±.

¡°I think this is a moment when higher education is not fully understood and has been in 바카라사이트 spotlight, and a clear part of 바카라사이트 strategy has to be clarifying and helping people understand 바카라사이트 purpose of what we do,¡± she said.

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