What Higher Ed Can Expect as Trump Takes Office
Jessica Blake
January 20, 2025
Trump has promised to crack down on DEI programs, fire accreditors and abolish the Education Department.
President Donald Trump’s inauguration today kicks off what is likely to be a disruptive four years for higher education.
He enters office at a time when college and university enrollment numbers are floundering, public disillusionment with the cost of a degree is growing and culture wars are raging on. Combined, these circumstances give the president—and his Republican counterparts on Capitol Hill—an opportunity to ramp up scrutiny and accountability measures for the nation’s top institutions while also decreasing the federal footprint in education.
