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Trump Targets 'Woke' Ideology in Higher Education Reform

10/15/2025

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President Donald Trump is intensifying efforts to reform higher education, opposing what he calls woke, socialist, and anti-American ideology.
He seeks to restore merit-based systems and eliminate perceived discrimination in universities.
His administration has threatened funding cuts to Harvard and Columbia unless they comply with new policies.
A federal court ruling temporarily restored over $2 billion in funding to Harvard, and Trump plans to appeal.

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President Donald Trump is intensifying efforts to reform higher education, opposing what he calls woke, socialist, and anti-American ideology.
He seeks to restore merit-based systems and eliminate perceived discrimination in universities.
His administration has threatened funding cuts to Harvard and Columbia unless they comply with new policies.
A federal court ruling temporarily restored over $2 billion in funding to Harvard, and Trump plans to appeal.