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Podcast: What Next | Daily News and Analysis
Episode: How Colleges Can Fight Back
Description: The Trump administration is using federal money—and the withholding thereof—as a way to bring universities like Columbia and Penn to heel. But institutes of higher education have not yet begun to fight, and when they do, they’ve got strong legal arguments against incursions on their academic freedom.Guest: Lee Bollinger, president emeritus, Columbia UniversityWant more What Next? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to What Next and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the What Next sho...