Amna Nawaz:
The Trump administration said yesterday it’s reviewing about $9 billion in federal grants to Harvard, citing the school’s response to antisemitism. And, today, Princeton said several dozen of its federal grants had been halted.
They are just the latest moves targeting colleges. Last week, Columbia agreed to policy changes after the administration pulled $400 million in federal funding. Partly in response, Yale University philosophy professor Jason Stanley announced he’s leaving not only his school, but the country, to teach at the University of Toronto in Canada. Stanley said he’s making the move so he can — quote — “raise his kids in a country that’s not tilting towards a fascist dictatorship.”
For more on his decision, Jason Stanley joins me now.
Professor Stanley, welcome to the “News Hour.” Thanks for joining us.
