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Baron2024

(1,492 posts) Fri Mar 14, 2025, 12:32 PM Mar 14

Chaos on campuses as schools warn Trump cuts could harm US 'for decades'. [View all]

Students, researchers, faculty and leadership at universities and colleges across the US are grappling with drastic short- and long-term impacts “for decades to come” caused by funding freezes, cuts and executive orders from the Trump administration.

“It’s sowing a lot of chaos on campuses,” said Sarah Spreitzer, vice-president and chief of staff of government relations at the American Council for Education, a non-profit representing more than 1,600 colleges, universities and related associations.

“This is going to have long-term impacts on the American public and post-secondary education that I don’t think we can really even start to understand.”

Read the rest of the article at the link--

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/trump-universities-higher-education-cuts

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Chaos on campuses as schools warn Trump cuts could harm US 'for decades'. [View all] Baron2024 Mar 14 OP

The goal is to degrade the US educational system. Irish_Dem Mar 14 #1

I Really Do Not Know Baron2024 Mar 14 #2

Our enemies want to be the 21st century global superpowers. Irish_Dem Mar 14 #3

I Don't Disagree Baron2024 Mar 14 #4

Trump is a ruthless, vicious psychopath. Irish_Dem Mar 14 #5