CBC Lite
Sections

'Professors are the enemy': Trump's war on higher education.

FRONT BURNER | CBC News | Posted: March 26, 2025 12:00 PM | Last Updated: March 26

Image | Israel Palestinians Campus Protests

Caption: Students with the Gaza Solidarity Encampment take over Hamilton Hall at Columbia University naming it Hind's Hall, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in New York. Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine called for mobilization close to midnight. Protesters named it Hind's Hall as an homage to Hind Rajab, who was found dead 12 days after she called for help in Gaza. Students have been occupying part of campus calling for the university to divest from institutions that have ties to Israel. (Submitted by Marco Postigo Storel/The Associated Press)

In a 2021 speech entitled 'The Universities are the enemy,' Vice President JD Vance laid out a plan for America's universities saying in part "we have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities in this country."
Columbia University has become ground zero for the Trump administration's war on higher education. Following a year of pro-Palestinian protest on campus, Trump revoked $400-million in funding and has instructed federal agents to oversee raids on campus, looking to deport international students and permanent residents that have been involved in protest.
Joseph Howley is a professor at Columbia and joins the show to discuss the last year and a half on campus, at a time students are being hunted, and some feel the university has capitulated to the demands of a hostile government.
For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts(external link)
"Subscribe to Front Burner on your favourite podcast app."
Listen on Apple Podcasts(external link)
Listen on Spotify(external link)
Listen on YouTube(external link)

More Stories Like This

The related links below are generated automatically based on the story you’ve just read.

Loading...