Manhattan Institute Leads Trump's Higher Education Overhaul
The Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, has been instrumental in shaping Trump administration policies targeting higher education. It crafted model legislation to make colleges race-blind, supported the campaign to oust Harvard president Claudine Gay, and uses its quarterly magazine City Journal to attack diversity programs, grade inflation, and university leaders' concessions to left-leaning students and faculty.
Key facts
- The Manhattan Institute crafted model legislation to remake colleges as race-blind institutions.
- The think tank fueled the campaign to oust Claudine Gay as Harvard president.
- City Journal, its quarterly magazine, attacks diversity programs, grade inflation, and university presidents.
- The institute is leading Trump's war on education.
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Institutions
- Manhattan Institute
- Harvard University
- City Journal
- Chronicle of Higher Education