Protesters will raise the Palestinian flag when students take part in the “Strikes and Free Palestine to Fight Genocide and Free Palestine” at the Bruin Plaza at the University of California, Los Angeles on October 25, 2023. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Reforming higher education is a campaign promise by President Donald Trump, and it remains his number one priority.
Shortly after taking the oath of office, Trump signed an executive order banning DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) policies, anti-Semitism, and other practices on university and university campuses.