"Trump's Crusade for Campus Control: How 2025 Became a Year of Turmoil in Higher Education As the nation's colleges and universities prepared to welcome students back in 2025, a new wave of controversy swept the higher education landscape. At the forefront of the chaos was the Trump administration, which launched a multi-pronged attack on institutions of higher learning, seeking to impose its ideological stamp on academic life. The administration's efforts, which included proposed regulations on campus speech, faculty hiring practices, and curriculum development, sparked widespread outrage among educators, students, and advocacy groups. As the year unfolded, the Trump administration's push for campus control became one of the defining stories in higher education, with far-reaching implications for academic freedom, diversity, and the very future of American higher education."
Higher education saw many newsworthy developments during 2025, led by the Trump administration’s multi-front campaign to align the nation’s colleges with the president’s political agenda. Here are ten ...
